Decouple major Xcode revisions from major SDK revisions
| Originator: | myacavone | ||
| Number: | rdar://14767754 | Date Originated: | August 18, 2013 |
| Status: | Closed | Resolved: | No |
| Product: | Dev Tools | Product Version: | Xcode 5 |
| Classification: | Reproducible: |
It would be a much better, more determinant experience, if major Xcode updates were spaced in between major iOS SDK updates. Update SDK in June, update Xcode in Jan. New SDKs have bugs. New developer tools have bugs. Combined the development experience trends toward indeterminate. E.g.: "Is this problem Xcode, the SDK, the dev portal, or my own issue?" Developing between June and the official Xcode release has become very frustrating the past two years, and it seems like separating the two major development tool releases (SDK and Xcode) would help a lot. ------- Apple response: [...] Engineering has provided this feedback: The SDK requires new IDE features, so even if we were to move non-SDK related features "off cycle," a lot of change would still align with the new SDKs. But don't worry, our next off cycle release will have loads of features. We are now closing this bug report. [...]
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