The one thing that Xcode 3 does better for me: My main monitor is in portrait orientation. A UI based on a single window with vertical panes doesn't really jive with that.
Xcode 4 - review
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Re: Xcode 4 - review
#22>I've always considered Xcode to be the nicest IDE to use in terms of user interface, though it wasn't exactly pretty. It's just the competition was so ugly and cluttered. I've often likened saying Xcode 3 was the prettiest IDE to saying that it was the nicest smelling dog crap. Xcode 4 however, genuinely is pretty. I love looking at it and admiring the amount of work that has gone into it. Apple has had some of the…
Not an entirely fair comparison, is it? Here is the equivalent new project window in Xcode: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4073000/new.png (also: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4073000/project.png ) A shot of the main window: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4073000/main.png
Have you two seen the new project window in vim? It's far less cluttered.
Re: Xcode 4 - review
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not an entirely fair comparison, is it? Here is the equivalent new project window in Xcode: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4073000/new.png (also: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4073000/project.png ) A shot of the main window: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4073000/main.png
Have you two seen the new project window in vim? It's far less cluttered.
I did not make any statements about the UI of Xcode, I merely pointed out that the comparison was unfair.
Re: Xcode 4 - review
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not an entirely fair comparison, is it? Here is the equivalent new project window in Xcode: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4073000/new.png (also: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4073000/project.png ) A shot of the main window: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4073000/main.png
Have you two seen the new project window in vim? It's far less cluttered.
For some reason I can't reply to "ugh" again. There's no reply link.
I thought it was obvious that my comment is a joke...
Re: Xcode 4 - review
#25Why is nobody mentioning that Xcode 4 is not a free download? It's only free if you already paid $99 for the developer account. It's $5 for the rest of us.
Though $5 is not a huge amount, it's difficult for me to send that money to Apple. All I have is a debit card. Getting a credit card is impossible for Indian students. I'll have to call an "adult" (I hate that word) and convince them to let me use their credit card for an Xcode purchase.
On the other hand, The Pirate Bay has a free copy I can grab ...
Re: Xcode 4 - review
#26Why is nobody mentioning that Xcode 4 is not a free download? It's only free if you already paid $99 for the developer account. It's $5 for the rest of us. Though $5 is not a huge amount, it's difficult for me to send that money to Apple. All I have is a debit card. Getting a credit card is impossible for Indian students. I'll have to call an "adult" (I hate that word) and convince them to let me use their credit car…
The $5 discussion has been going on all day.
Re: Xcode 4 - review
#27Can anyone comment on the differences between this and the Xcode 4 GM Seed 2 that I've been using for the past few weeks?
A bit of browsing led to noticing that the version reported on the welcome screen shown in the screenshots section of Xcode's App Store page is the same a the GM 2 version number.
Of course they could just be reusing screenshots but I'd love for somebody to check this.
Update: I noticed that the download page for Xcode 4 reports that it's version 4A304a, the same as the GM seed.
Re: Xcode 4 - review
#28Why is nobody mentioning that Xcode 4 is not a free download? It's only free if you already paid $99 for the developer account. It's $5 for the rest of us. Though $5 is not a huge amount, it's difficult for me to send that money to Apple. All I have is a debit card. Getting a credit card is impossible for Indian students. I'll have to call an "adult" (I hate that word) and convince them to let me use their credit car…
It's even more disappointing for open source projects.
Re: Xcode 4 - review
#29Why is nobody mentioning that Xcode 4 is not a free download? It's only free if you already paid $99 for the developer account. It's $5 for the rest of us. Though $5 is not a huge amount, it's difficult for me to send that money to Apple. All I have is a debit card. Getting a credit card is impossible for Indian students. I'll have to call an "adult" (I hate that word) and convince them to let me use their credit car…
Can't you buy prepaid cards (vouchers?) for the App Store like you can for the iTunes music store?
edit: I checked... apparently in principle it is possible if the App can be bought with the same currency as declared on your prepaid Gift Card.
Re: Xcode 4 - review
#30Why is nobody mentioning that Xcode 4 is not a free download? It's only free if you already paid $99 for the developer account. It's $5 for the rest of us. Though $5 is not a huge amount, it's difficult for me to send that money to Apple. All I have is a debit card. Getting a credit card is impossible for Indian students. I'll have to call an "adult" (I hate that word) and convince them to let me use their credit car…
It's even more disappointing for open source projects.
XCode 3 has been updated as well (3.2.6), it includes SDK 4.3 and it's free. You can use it for shipping new apps.