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Limited uptake by developers you mean? How do you determine that? I had two instances where the preview turned out to be a hassle (crashing, or hard to get it

Limited uptake by developers you mean? How do you determine that? I had two instances where the preview turned out to be a hassle (crashing, or hard to get it to work). First was a test project with Core Data. It was a hassle to set up the preview. So much so, that I often skipped it. Second instance was crashing; I'd created a View but the layout was based on something in UserDefaults, and I forgot about that. So when I created another view that incorporated that first view, I got crashes. So bad, in fact, that a restart of Xcode didn't help. I had to close Xcode, then on the commandline, find and kill the daemon responsible for previews. Were you able to point to causes of the unreliable previewing in your case?

ChrisMarshallNY 7y ago
Aw..heck. I'm not gonna get into back-and-forth. I will say that I have been developing Apple software for 34 years, so I tend to be a little on the.."hard-boiled cynic" side. I have taken OpenDoc and QuickDraw GX classes, because they were "The Next Big Thing." I also busted my butt, making sure that my apps were "Copeland-ready" (Darn it, now I have to do fifty push-ups). I've learned that it's a good idea to stand back a little, and let the eager beavers soak up the bullets. I love Apple (see "34 years," above), but they are absolute Charisma 18 hype machine masters.
- cerberusss 7y ago
  Leaning towards the careful end of the spectrum, I can respect that. Especially once you're fast with UIKit, and Auto Layout. And Auto Layout kinda proves your last point; there's absolutely nothing "auto" about it.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 7y ago
    Auto Layout is a nightmare. I won't be sad to see the back of it. It took me a couple of years to figure out how to use it properly. Like I said, we're on the right track, and I doubt that Apple will let this fall by the wayside. I think they were planning this at about the same time that they started dreaming up Swift.

ChrisMarshallNY 7y ago

Aw..heck. I'm not gonna get into back-and-forth. I will say that I have been developing Apple software for 34 years, so I tend to be a little on the.."hard-boiled cynic" side. I have taken OpenDoc and QuickDraw GX classes, because they were "The Next Big Thing." I also busted my butt, making sure that my apps were "Copeland-ready" (Darn it, now I have to do fifty push-ups). I've learned that it's a good idea to stand back a little, and let the eager beavers soak up the bullets. I love Apple (see "34 years," above), but they are absolute Charisma 18 hype machine masters.

cerberusss 7y ago
Leaning towards the careful end of the spectrum, I can respect that. Especially once you're fast with UIKit, and Auto Layout. And Auto Layout kinda proves your last point; there's absolutely nothing "auto" about it.
- ChrisMarshallNY 7y ago
  Auto Layout is a nightmare. I won't be sad to see the back of it. It took me a couple of years to figure out how to use it properly. Like I said, we're on the right track, and I doubt that Apple will let this fall by the wayside. I think they were planning this at about the same time that they started dreaming up Swift.