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Xcode is broken beyond repair. There are too many horrible problems with it to mention, but some pet peeves: * The tabs. Xcode 3's file switching was terrible,
by lobster_johnson 15y ago
Xcode is broken beyond repair. There are too many horrible problems with it to mention, but some pet peeves:
* The tabs. Xcode 3's file switching was terrible, but it felt impoverished, not dysfunctional. Tabs should not work like a web browser, it just doesn't make sense. (Oh, closing the last tab closes the entire project! WTF!)
* The lack of correspondence between the files/folders in the project and the file system.
* The project settings. They were awful and incomprehensible in Xcode 3, they got even worse in 4.
* Some colours are not overridable. For example, the background colour given to lines that have warnings make it near-impossible to read the text in themes with dark backgrounds. Example: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12091499/xcode_screenshot.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12091499/xcode_screenshot.png
* The navigator/utility/assistant editor system is broken. Why can't I have the symbol navigator visible at the same time as the project navigator, like in Eclipse? Why not generalize the different panes/subwindows into a consistent system where I can drag stuff around to create a layout of my choice?
* Toolbar is not editable, unlike most Mac apps.