Comments on: IDEs http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jon H http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-96482 Jon H Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:06:59 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-96482 I liked how things worked back in the NeXT days, when ProjectBuilder was just for managing files. The debugger was gdb in a Terminal window, and the editor was Edit.app, or whatever else you wanted to use. Much lighter weight. Also, the documentation was in rtf files, not html, which I think I preferred. I liked how things worked back in the NeXT days, when ProjectBuilder was just for managing files. The debugger was gdb in a Terminal window, and the editor was Edit.app, or whatever else you wanted to use.

Much lighter weight.

Also, the documentation was in rtf files, not html, which I think I preferred.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-93726 Michael Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:21:29 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-93726 LKM: To be clear, I was comparing it with the last Visual Studio that I used, about ten years ago. I haven't used Visual Studio .NET, but from the demos it looks pretty nice. LKM: To be clear, I was comparing it with the last Visual Studio that I used, about ten years ago. I haven't used Visual Studio .NET, but from the demos it looks pretty nice.

]]> By: LKM http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-93719 LKM Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:00:57 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-93719 Of course it's better than older IDEs, but frankly, I wouldn't say that it's better than other modern IDEs like Visual Studio .NET or IntelliJ (both of which I kind of prefer to Xcode, although that may be because I spend more time in them). Xcode simply seems pretty messy. Of course it's better than older IDEs, but frankly, I wouldn't say that it's better than other modern IDEs like Visual Studio .NET or IntelliJ (both of which I kind of prefer to Xcode, although that may be because I spend more time in them). Xcode simply seems pretty messy.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-92418 Michael Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:46:04 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-92418 Yeah, I liked the early CodeWarriors, before they reset the version number and it started to get bloated and ugly. Yeah, I liked the early CodeWarriors, before they reset the version number and it started to get bloated and ugly.

]]> By: Chris http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-92414 Chris Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:39:40 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/06/08/ides/#comment-92414 The problem with Xcode is, indeed, the text editor. I tend to think early Metrowerks CodeWarrior 1.x was and remains the high point of Macintosh IDEs. (2.x brought in tons of bloat and an ugly UI change.) I agree wholeheartedly with your last statement. The problem with Xcode is, indeed, the text editor. I tend to think early Metrowerks CodeWarrior 1.x was and remains the high point of Macintosh IDEs. (2.x brought in tons of bloat and an ugly UI change.)

I agree wholeheartedly with your last statement.

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