Re: Xcode - An Apple Embarrassment
Re: Xcode - An Apple Embarrassment
- Subject: Re: Xcode - An Apple Embarrassment
- From: Alex Zavatone <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:57:05 -0500
On Feb 28, 2012, at 10:41 PM, Brian Lambert wrote:
> I think if you pass the original email through the Spok filter (to suck the emotion out of it), and realize that it was most likely written by a developer who was massively frustrated, there is a point to be taken.
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> The point is that recent releases of Xcode have been buggier than they should be. In fact, I'd say 4.3 was buggier than 4.2, and so on. If someone at Apple is listening, your developer community is asking you to please take note of this and improve things.
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> Developers LIVE in Xcode all day. Even the "silly bug" can become massively frustrating when it's hitting you between the eyes 12 hours a day. A product like Xcode must be pretty darn close to perfect to not be annoying.
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> Here's an example. Right now, in my project, the Issue Navigator is broken. When I click on an issue, I am not taken to the source line. Instead, I have to "Reveal in Log", find the error, note the line, click the error again, find the line of code, and fix it. It's driving me crazy, and it will continue to drive me crazy until the next release of Xcode - which is most likely months from now.
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> I brought this up here the other day, and no one has told me a workaround, and I haven't found one myself. I also don't know how to reproduce the issue so I can report it. I just know it's broken now, and it used to work.
For things as important as errors and issues, these should NEVER be hidden. It's amazing and sad that we have to go through such indirect operations to see the full errors and issues.
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