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Students are failing AP tests because the College Board can’t handle HEIC images

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669 points danso | 6 comments | 20 May 20 19:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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bchociej ◴[21 May 20 18:22 UTC] No.23262612[source]▶
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save_ferris ◴[21 May 20 18:31 UTC] No.23262790[source]▶
So you build a service that doesn’t properly validate or gracefully handle invalid file types and it’s my fault as the end user when I try to upload something and the system fails?

If you build a service that can’t support one of the most commonly used platforms in the world, that’s on you the developer, not me the user. This is software engineering 101 right here, and was completely avoidable on the part of the developers.

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bchociej ◴[21 May 20 18:40 UTC] No.23262932[source]▶
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1. save_ferris ◴[21 May 20 18:46 UTC] No.23263052[source]▶
So why should a student with an Apple product be punished for hostile moves Apple has made? What if the school issued the device the student took the test on? You're punishing the wrong party here.

And knowing that these big companies do stupid stuff around standards is part of building software. This isn't any different from the browser wars. It's completely unrealistic to expect developers to not have to deal with these kinds of issues.

I think the anger around Apple's hostility towards standards is valid, but completely out of scope for this kind of issue.

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2. bchociej ◴[21 May 20 18:58 UTC] No.23263284[source]▶
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3. save_ferris ◴[21 May 20 19:02 UTC] No.23263345[source]▶
> Sorry, Apple buyers, but you've purchased a device that flaunts standards, and you must expect it to cause problems.

Sounds like you're putting blame on the students in this situation.

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6. xvector ◴[22 May 20 02:01 UTC] No.23267990[source]▶
Editing your comments simply because you were shown your mistakes is ridiculous. Own up to your mistakes please.