Call me unrealistic or even a snob, but the nature of the work we do
is such that anyone doing it should have above average analytical
skills and be able to express his thoughts. Anyone using Xcode should
be able to offer more than "It needs to be better," especially if
he's used something he thinks *is* better, as you apparently have.
I think the radar system works extremely well, the times I have used
it. However, in this case, I haven't spent enough time with XCode to
be able to describe the problems well enough for the radar system.
Hence the vague complaints.
But maybe it's time to reframe the issue. I think the larger problem
is that the Apple tool situation changed dramatically last year, and
that may require a matching change in Apple's role.
For a while, Think Pascal/C was the development platform of choice for
many developers, then CodeWarrior took over.
However, now there is no alternative development platform created by
some company that HAS to make the product user-friendly, or lose
money.
And I guess you're right, with a free competitor, there is little
chance a competing/better product will ever appear again.
