Comments on: Developing http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Wed, 23 May 2012 23:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Public Notice | NSLog(); http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5454 Public Notice | NSLog(); Thu, 30 Dec 2004 20:48:26 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5454 The home page of a company I'd only ever heard of a few times before today has taken a potshot at Apple for stupid things, and I'm bored enough to take a few pot shots back. My text appears in... The home page of a company I'd only ever heard of a few times before today has taken a potshot at Apple for stupid things, and I'm bored enough to take a few pot shots back. My text appears in...

]]> By: snapturtle blog http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5453 snapturtle blog Wed, 29 Oct 2003 04:36:52 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5453 <strong>Memo: Cry Babies Aren't Fun</strong> One of the more useful features that I use daily while working under the Windows stranglehold is the alt-tab application switching. I freaking love it. Normally I have like 20+ applications/windows open at once and alt-tab is the fastest way... Memo: Cry Babies Aren't Fun

One of the more useful features that I use daily while working under the Windows stranglehold is the alt-tab application switching. I freaking love it. Normally I have like 20+ applications/windows open at once and alt-tab is the fastest way...

]]> By: Kevin Fox http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5451 Kevin Fox Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:03:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5451 <a href="http://fury.com/article/1872.php">Funny you should ask.</a> Funny you should ask.

]]> By: MacBuddy http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5450 MacBuddy Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:42:40 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5450 Didn't Andy Hertzfeld contribute something of a AppSwitcher in 1985? Didn't Andy Hertzfeld contribute something of a AppSwitcher in 1985?

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5449 Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 28 Oct 2003 01:37:56 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5449 John Gruber, sans TrackBack, <a href="http://daringfireball.net/2003/10/commandtab">weighs in</a>. He links to this article and largely agrees. John Gruber, sans TrackBack, weighs in. He links to this article and largely agrees.

]]> By: Tony http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5448 Tony Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:14:24 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5448 Sherlock 3 was in development for ages. Watson, afterall, was originally based on Sherlock. As for command-tabbing, personally, I prefer how it worked in Jaguar - where the icons in the Dock would become enlarged. I think that is much more consistent with the purpose of the Dock. Phil Schiller brought up an interesting counterpoint to this whole argument - Apple was one of the first companies to come up with an integrated application called AppleWorks (not the AppleWorks that was formally ClarisWorks). So in theory, all the developers "stole" from Apple when they created their applications. Of course, we know this isn't the point. Competition is good, but Proteron's claim are fruitless. Even it is an exact duplication, there was no patent. Moreover, Apple does give credit where its due. Recall System 8.5 (or was it called Mac OS 8.5 back then?) which had "50 new features" - they were all just shareware applications that Apple bought, and provided full credit to the creator in the About... box. I also stand behind the argument that Apple wouldn't have to create their own software if developers did a better job of it. PowerPoint is good, but Keynote kicks its ass. Premier was good, but Final Cut Pro is much better and way more optimized on the Mac. AvidVideo was cumbersome, whereas iMovie put it all together. OK, I'll get off my soap box now. hehe :) Sherlock 3 was in development for ages. Watson, afterall, was originally based on Sherlock. As for command-tabbing, personally, I prefer how it worked in Jaguar - where the icons in the Dock would become enlarged. I think that is much more consistent with the purpose of the Dock.

Phil Schiller brought up an interesting counterpoint to this whole argument - Apple was one of the first companies to come up with an integrated application called AppleWorks (not the AppleWorks that was formally ClarisWorks). So in theory, all the developers "stole" from Apple when they created their applications. Of course, we know this isn't the point. Competition is good, but Proteron's claim are fruitless. Even it is an exact duplication, there was no patent.

Moreover, Apple does give credit where its due. Recall System 8.5 (or was it called Mac OS 8.5 back then?) which had "50 new features" - they were all just shareware applications that Apple bought, and provided full credit to the creator in the About... box.

I also stand behind the argument that Apple wouldn't have to create their own software if developers did a better job of it. PowerPoint is good, but Keynote kicks its ass. Premier was good, but Final Cut Pro is much better and way more optimized on the Mac. AvidVideo was cumbersome, whereas iMovie put it all together.

OK, I'll get off my soap box now. hehe :)

]]> By: Jeffrey http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5447 Jeffrey Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:38:01 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5447 I've been using LiteSwitchX under Jaguar for awhile now and love it. The new feature in Panther is nothing like it and now that Proteron decided to whine about the Apple's new app switcher instead of making their own run under Panther, I'm done with Proteron. Proteron didn't invent jack. They took an existing idea and made it better yes, but that does not imply invention. Babies. I've been using LiteSwitchX under Jaguar for awhile now and love it. The new feature in Panther is nothing like it and now that Proteron decided to whine about the Apple's new app switcher instead of making their own run under Panther, I'm done with Proteron.

Proteron didn't invent jack. They took an existing idea and made it better yes, but that does not imply invention.

Babies.

]]> By: Michael Tsai's Weblog http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5452 Michael Tsai's Weblog Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:36:28 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5452 <strong>Tying</strong> Sam Caughron at Proteron wrote a memo to Apple complaining that Apple didn’t credit Proteron’s LiteSwitch X when it developed Panther’s Command-Tab application switcher. By Proteron’s own words: LiteSwitch has been called by so... Tying

Sam Caughron at Proteron wrote a memo to Apple complaining that Apple didn’t credit Proteron’s LiteSwitch X when it developed Panther’s Command-Tab application switcher. By Proteron’s own words: LiteSwitch has been called by so...

]]> By: chuckers http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5446 chuckers Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:37:08 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5446 To be perfectly honest, I had never heard of proteron much less Liteswitch before the so called open letter was released. Maybe I don't get out enough. To be perfectly honest, I had never heard of proteron much

less Liteswitch before the so called open letter was

released. Maybe I don't get out enough.

]]> By: Robb Beal http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing#comment-5445 Robb Beal Mon, 27 Oct 2003 04:58:04 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/10/26/developing/#comment-5445 Erik, I don't read your blog much since you were censored. Are you still at Apple? Erik, I don't read your blog much since you were censored. Are you still at Apple?

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