I have over 200 apps on my Mac, including a bunch of “big ones,” like the Adobe CS Suite, and the Microsoft Office 365 Suite. I have dozens of dev tools and smaller apps.
Most, I only use occasionally. I use Xcode, SourceTree, BBEdit, and Adobe Illustrator (to create graphic assets for apps), the most.
I am probably at expert level on most of the apps on my computer (which isn’t really saying that much, as most are “one-tick ponies”); even though I may only use most of them, once a month, or less.
That’s the value of a consistent UI, to me. I am not always happy with the platform standards, but being able to fire up an application that I haven’t used in months, and get productive in seconds, is quite valuable.
Most, I only use occasionally. I use Xcode, SourceTree, BBEdit, and Adobe Illustrator (to create graphic assets for apps), the most.
I am probably at expert level on most of the apps on my computer (which isn’t really saying that much, as most are “one-tick ponies”); even though I may only use most of them, once a month, or less.
That’s the value of a consistent UI, to me. I am not always happy with the platform standards, but being able to fire up an application that I haven’t used in months, and get productive in seconds, is quite valuable.