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Re: Damaging the source code
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Re: Damaging the source code


  • Subject: Re: Damaging the source code
  • From: Jonathan del Strother <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:42:05 +0000

2009/11/1  <email@hidden>:
> hi all,
>
> overall i am a very satisfied user of Xcode, so basically: thanks guys!
>
> however
>
> my project is getting bigger and bigger and the risk of damaging the source
> code on a spot that is not encountered during debug-time is getting bigger
> too
>
> what worries me is that often when Xcode is compiling/linking/running in the
> background and
> a compile error arrises or a breakpoint is hit, the application (Xcode that
> is) becomes
> the frontmost application and takes focus from my keyboard.
>
> at that time i could be typing a small e-mail or whatever
>
> ofcourse whenever this happens i immediately stop typing :-)
>
> but in somecases a character or two enters my source code, in all cases so
> far this lead
> to a compile error, but, it is thinkable that one day i will enter a
> character such a way that
> will modify my code and the change will not be seen by me (and one of my
> customers
> will in the end inform me, but that is ofcourse way-too-late)
>
> i could ofcourse never type in the foreground when Xcode is preparing to run
> in the background
> but this will have a serious effect on my effinciency as a worker
>
> is there a workaround?
>

IMO, you're crazy if you're not using version control of some sort
(and preferably one that doesn't encourage you to just blindly commit
your entire working changes in one go, like SVN).
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