Re:Refactorator: Xcode Plugin That Refactors Swift
by sparky_ on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @02:32AM
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Def agree that AppCode belongs in any iOS dev's toolkit, exactly for this purpose (and some helpful others, e.g. code formatting, unit testing).
And I also agree with your assessment on language evolution - but to provide a fair counterpoint; Jetbrains' pet language, Kotlin, has evolved with the host IDE (Intellij) since inception; though the language changes, the IDE was mostly able to help you do smart things with whatever code you had at the time, not just migrate it between versions. I believe the comparison to be somewhat fair as with Apple - both entities develop both the language and the toolkit/IDE around them.
And I also agree with your assessment on language evolution - but to provide a fair counterpoint; Jetbrains' pet language, Kotlin, has evolved with the host IDE (Intellij) since inception; though the language changes, the IDE was mostly able to help you do smart things with whatever code you had at the time, not just migrate it between versions. I believe the comparison to be somewhat fair as with Apple - both entities develop both the language and the toolkit/IDE around them.