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0 pointsKarunamon11y ago0 comments

Is it really a net improvement? There are a number of developers out there that have pulled out of the app store (off the top of my head, Atlassian for SourceTree, and Panic for Transmit) because the sandbox restrictions would force them to remove functionality from their applications.

As far as Apple's implementation goes, sandboxes are for kids, not adults that need to get work done.

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dietrichepp11y ago

SourceTree and Transmit need to stomp all over directories to get things done. Yes, it's useful. But it's not common for applications to need that kind of access. The sandbox seems to work fine for the other 99% of applications. I think Apple even uses the sandbox heavily for their own apps, check ~/Library/Containers next time you use an OS X system.

The only complaint here is about the app store, sandboxing is wonderful.

pjc5011y ago

Steam is another category of application which wants to write to directories used by other applications...

gurkendoktor11y ago

Why? In my Windows VM, all Steam data lives in C:\Program Files\Steam. (Plus start menu entries etc.)

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