"where is the..."
"where is the..."
- Subject: "where is the..."
- From: Markian Hlynka <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:43:12 -0600
it seems to me that we see a lot of questions on this list of the form
"Where is the ... setting", or "How do I set the...", and so forth.
I realize that an IDE is an inherently complex piece of software.
Nevertheless, I'm left wondering if there is a problem inherent
somewhere, and if so, where? The documentation (which we all know is
improving), the design, or something else I haven't thought of?
I'd be interested in seeing a thread of what people think. Especially,
if you think there's a more intuitive design for some aspect of Xcode.
(like the recent pop-up menu/column issue) I realize that this task is
complicated by the fact that different people demand different things
from their IDE.
Would it help, for example, if xcode could parse makefiles and make the
appropriate settings? What if Xcode then told you what settings it had
changed, and where? (and why?!) What about outputting makefiles?
I'm not saying makefiles are the solution to everything, but at least
with a makefile I know everything is in that file. The compile-line,
the compile options, include paths, libraries, headers, compile-time
symbols, etc. The biggest problem with the makefile seems to be that it
is (sort of) free-form, and that you have to know what's available in
order to put it in there! (Though it seems the latter is true of IDEs
too?)
Thoughts?
Markian
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