Some new (I think) Big Sur details from an exchange with Mike Bombich
That is new and explains a LOT. In retrospect, its roots were planted in the concepts of APFS years ago; transitional elements appeared in Catalina, and it is now achieving a logical maturity in Big Sur. It constitutes an order of magnitude increase in system security and integrity, and reliability. It also makes life a LOT harder for legitimate developers who attempt to get too close to the hardware or OS inner workings. We may also see some old standbys go by the board in the coming year because they are no longer needed and/or can no longer be implemented.
Thanks to Mike Bombich for sharing that information, and thanks to you for passing it along.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
