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> the variables highlights and the "Command-Click" to reach a definition make the experience superior to Visual Studio. Seriously ? There may be reasons to thi

> the variables highlights and the "Command-Click" to reach a definition make the experience superior to Visual Studio. Seriously ? There may be reasons to think Visual Studio is an inferior product, these are not among them.

taligent 14y ago
He mentioned just for code browsing so don't panic. Nobody in their right mind would think XCode compares to Visual Studio. I mean it's 2012 and there is still no refactoring support.
- mwyvern 14y ago
  Can you refactor c++ code in visual studio?
  - lewispb 14y ago
    Yes. http://www.wholetomato.com/ http://www.wholetomato.com/
    - mwyvern 14y ago
      Thanks for the link. It's a shame that functionality isn't built into VS (especially when it costs half as much as VS pro).
- hboon 14y ago
  Correction: There is refactoring support in Xcode. But it is quite bad.
- pkaler 14y ago
  Xcode supports Rename, Extract, Create Superclass, Move Up, Move Down, Encapsulate. http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/ToolsLanguages/Conceptual/Xcode4UserGuide/Refactoring/Refactoring.html http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/ToolsL... I took a look at Whole Tomato: http://www.wholetomato.com/products/featureRefactoring.asp http://www.wholetomato.com/products/featureRefactoring.asp A couple of those features Xcode implements using code completion. It looks like Whole Tomato may be slightly better, but your comment is clearly wrong.
- bonch 14y ago
  > I mean it's 2012 and there is still no refactoring support. This is a complete lie.
Maro 14y ago
Visual Studio has an extension engine, you can download many extensions for free. Go to Tools > Extension Manager and browse away. There's one called Productivity Power Tools that we just install by default. Also, XCode has a nice feature where you can switch between .h and .c files with CMD+Up. This is missing from VS, but you can add a macro and map it to a key, for me it's ALT+O. See here: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/2223/Switch-between-Header-and-CPP-File-for-Visual-Stud http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/2223/Switch-between-Head...
SonicSoul 14y ago
not to mention ctrl+click does the same in visual studio with productivity power tools plugin.

taligent 14y ago

He mentioned just for code browsing so don't panic. Nobody in their right mind would think XCode compares to Visual Studio. I mean it's 2012 and there is still no refactoring support.

mwyvern 14y ago
Can you refactor c++ code in visual studio?
- lewispb 14y ago
  Yes. http://www.wholetomato.com/ http://www.wholetomato.com/
  - mwyvern 14y ago
    Thanks for the link. It's a shame that functionality isn't built into VS (especially when it costs half as much as VS pro).
hboon 14y ago
Correction: There is refactoring support in Xcode. But it is quite bad.
pkaler 14y ago
Xcode supports Rename, Extract, Create Superclass, Move Up, Move Down, Encapsulate. http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/ToolsLanguages/Conceptual/Xcode4UserGuide/Refactoring/Refactoring.html http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/ToolsL... I took a look at Whole Tomato: http://www.wholetomato.com/products/featureRefactoring.asp http://www.wholetomato.com/products/featureRefactoring.asp A couple of those features Xcode implements using code completion. It looks like Whole Tomato may be slightly better, but your comment is clearly wrong.
bonch 14y ago
> I mean it's 2012 and there is still no refactoring support. This is a complete lie.

Maro 14y ago

Visual Studio has an extension engine, you can download many extensions for free. Go to Tools > Extension Manager and browse away. There's one called Productivity Power Tools that we just install by default. Also, XCode has a nice feature where you can switch between .h and .c files with CMD+Up. This is missing from VS, but you can add a macro and map it to a key, for me it's ALT+O. See here: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/2223/Switch-between-Header-and-CPP-File-for-Visual-Stud http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/2223/Switch-between-Head...

SonicSoul 14y ago

not to mention ctrl+click does the same in visual studio with productivity power tools plugin.