Re: Xcode workflow
Re: Xcode workflow
- Subject: Re: Xcode workflow
- From: Andy Lee <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:22:11 -0400
On Apr 1, 2011, at 4:18 PM, WT wrote:
> On Apr 1, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
>
>> People who are impulsive, chaotic (I'm not saying this in a negative way) probably feels secure when they have windows overlapping everywhere on the screen, while people that are more tidy or organized would probably be unable to work in such environment.
>
> With due respect, I think that's a non-sequitur. I, for one, am one of those people nearly obsessed with order and organization and, yet, I'm far more comfortable with the many-windows approach than with the one-window-fits-all approach.
While I am not quite so obsessed, I agree the many-windows approach is not necessarily chaotic:
<http://www.notesfromandy.com/2009/09/25/how-i-arrange-windows-in-xcode/>
In fairness, Laurent did say *probably*. :)
I like Jean-Denis's analogy on another thread:
On Mar 23, 2011, at 5:13 AM, Jean-Denis Muys wrote:
> This whole debate really reminds me of the debate about the spatial Finder that raged some time ago (see John Siracusa's long series of Mac OS X reviews at Ars Technica).
I happen to love the "non-spatial" column view (and loved it on NextStep), though I do often arrange Finder windows spatially based on what's in them.
I've only spent about 20 minutes in Xcode 4, and was quite uncomfortable the whole time. I'll come back to it at a later date, and I'm optimistic I'll be able to adapt, for two reasons:
1. There are pretty smart people who really like it (and I think it's safe to say they're not shilling). I may or may not think like they do, but maybe with a little self-persuasion I can come around to their way.
2. A friend who's a longtime Mac/NeXT user/developer once told me that when OS X first came out he had a list of 5 things that drove him so nuts he almost considered them dealbreakers. One day he realized not only did they not bother him any more, he couldn't remember what they were.
That said, I feel people with complaints should air them loudly and as often as they feel they need to, because Xcode 3->4 is not a trivial change and as WT says it affects our livelihoods. It's not like Apple's never done things I thought were clearly, annoyingly, and inexplicably wrong.
> And now I'm stepping down the soapbox for others to have their chance to speak. :)
Thanks -- you must have heard me clearing my throat. :)
--Andy
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