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What are your programming hot takes?
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this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2023
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I’d kill for an IDE on macOS that uses the native UI. I guess my hot take when it comes to GUI applications is: respect the platform you’re running on. Your core codebase should be separate from the UI in a way that the application looks like it was written by Apple on macOS, Microsoft on Windows, Google on Android, etc.
I could go on forever about this but some examples:
Entirely agree with this.
And at least as far as Firefox goes I'm running it on gnome and there's a beautiful theme that makes it look native for it. I'm sure there's one for windows too if you look.
"I’d kill for an IDE on macOS that uses the native UI." Possibly dumb question from someone who hasn't used MacOS for ages: isn't that what Xcode is?
It sure is, but I write code primarily in Ruby (which it doesn’t really support).
Well shoot. :(
Firefox is really badly integrated in MacOS. The fn + arrow shortcut doesn't work, for example, it's not integrated in the menu system (the menu shortcuts don't work) etc. But there is Sideberry, so...
The desktop website is so bad... I ask for a light theme in my settings, they don't care (it's white on black) because it's HARD to add a few CSS rules. Then there is a flash of light which could give a seizure to someone with a condition. It's shitty design at its peak. That doesn't really inspire confidence...
Definitely going to take a hard look at this when I get the chance. I’ve been using VS Code for work (but it drives me crazy) and Smultron for personal stuff but it’s more of a basic editor.