Submitted 1 year ago by dohpaz42@lemmy.world to programmer_humor@programming.dev
Not sure if appropriate for this community, or for !programming_horror@programming.dev.
After a decade as a Java (and Kotlin) dev I recently got to work on an iOS app. The transition from Jetbrains products to Xcode has been painful, to say the least.
I tried appcode before it was retired, and it was a much better experience all around. I can’t understand why Apple insists on maintaining this pile of crap instead of working with JB like Google.
I can’t understand why Apple insists on maintaining this pile of crap…
I mean if they’re using Xcode to maintain Xcode, then that’s your answer.
I know that ? is used in a lot of languages to make arguments optional or null able, but am I the only one who insists on pronouncing the line like an uncertain question?
I mean in a way the ? makes it an uncertain question because it is optional, so in a way you’re absolutely right to think that way.
Save for the "..." blank lines I see no problem with this. You just ran a Ctrl (command?) + F on everything that contains "User" ignoring case and it did exactly that.
I see the blank lines being included is odd, is that it? Why are the other lines being underlined?
Because two of them are strings, and one is a declaration of an extension. None of which are of type User.
All you searched was "User". You didn't search the type of user, so it correctly returned lines with "user" in it like ``private var username`
Xcode seems to get worse with each release.
The really basic things that it’s missing are frustrating too, like bookmarks. This has been a feature of every other IDE I’ve used since '98 when I started programing in VB6.
A few versions ago they removed the ability to tear a tab out of the IDE to have it open separately.
A few versions ago they removed the ability to tear a tab out of the IDE to have it open separately.
WTF why? Do XCode devs not use their own product or something???
I was actually looking to add Swift to my list of languages but if Xcode is this shitty, it’s kind of a deterrent.
You only need Xcode to Swift for Apple platforms
Swift has its own problems. But don’t let either of those facts stop you.
adonis@kbin.social 1 year ago
I still don't understand why programmers are forced to use a specific tool, to write apps for a specific ecosystem.
i.e. writing a Flutter mobile app for Android and iOS. You can do everything in VSCode for the Android part incl. the apk-build. But for iOS you're forced to use Xcode for implementing certain things like permissions, build and upload.
Nothing but headaches.
dohpaz42@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I wouldn’t mind being locked into Xcode if Apple would beef it up and make it better.
adonis@kbin.social 1 year ago
Yeah, for the 100 bucks they take each year, just to be able to publish apps on their platform, there's really no financial excuse for not making it better.