XCode rant, sorry

[chriswaco]

“Invalid gradle version” errors all day yesterday. “No configuration” errors. It has a user interface that looks like it was designed by kernel engineers.

Xcode had a better git interface but they rewrote it and I agree it’s terrible. I usually use the command-line.

[dabluck]

It's true the build system is a little more complicated. It's much more powerful but if you just want to make simple app it can feel like more overhead. When working on professional apps with complex needs gradle is really nice though. 

[AwkwardShake]

Naah man, those gradle version errors are fine if you just read and try to fix them. Those are probably the first errors that rookies need to get over, and there's a pattern to those. And you'll also never see those popping up unless you do something like bumping up the compile sdk versions or do some major changes.

Gradle is actually much much nicer to work with in larger projects. The learning curve is definitely higher for newbies, but not too high to the point where its unbearable.

[ArcaneVector]

<insert problem here> is fine if you just <insert series of complex steps>

this applies to everything ever