![]() ![]() Unfortunately, Apple has tried to make it such. Even if Apple asked Motorola to make an Intel version of CW, they almost certainly would have said no.īelieve it or not, there is not one true path for developer tools. One major reason for Xcode development was to allow Apple to move beyond Motorola chips (like to the G5 with IBM) without having their nuts in a wrench by Motorola. Motorola’s purchase of Metroworks effectively killed their (much despised…) Intel compiler. I think the cause and effect is backwards here. Would you blame Metrowerks for dumping Mac OS X after what happened at WWDC? Apple knows if everyone is on board with Xcode they won’t have to worry about loosing people as they move forward with sometimes surprising movements. I think anyone should have taken apple offering X code for free and pushing it so much as a hint. ![]() Not really an issue of which you like more, but using the tools provided by the OS maker definitely makes for a path of least resistance and reduces chances of being in the same boat as CodeWarrior users today. It’s there, it’s free, and you know if you use it you will be supported through anything apple does. Of course I don’t think anyone is stopping them from making a intel version, which their current customers might like if it means they can click a button and make a few changes and be good to go like some developers will be able to who use X code.Īt the same time, I think anyone not using Xcode for OSX was a fool at this point. Clearly the Apple becoming a “switcher” put a dent in any plans they could have had. ![]()
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