DZone
Mobile Zone
Thanks for visiting DZone today,
Edit Profile
  • Manage Email Subscriptions
  • How to Post to DZone
  • Article Submission Guidelines
Sign Out View Profile
  • Post an Article
  • Manage My Drafts
Over 2 million developers have joined DZone.
Log In / Join
  • Refcardz
  • Trend Reports
  • Webinars
  • Zones
  • |
    • Agile
    • AI
    • Big Data
    • Cloud
    • Database
    • DevOps
    • Integration
    • IoT
    • Java
    • Microservices
    • Open Source
    • Performance
    • Security
    • Web Dev
DZone > Mobile Zone > Developer Efficiency - XCode vs. Eclipse vs. Visual Studio

Developer Efficiency - XCode vs. Eclipse vs. Visual Studio

Chris Smith user avatar by
Chris Smith
·
Mar. 03, 12 · Mobile Zone · Interview
Like (0)
Save
Tweet
16.89K Views

Join the DZone community and get the full member experience.

Join For Free




The video shows a "Hello World" app being created simultaneously for iPhone, Windows Phone, and Android. But the point here is not about phone platforms, that's just a way to create an equal playing field.

The code to implement the "logic" of the app is essentially the same on all platforms. However, in Visual Studio it only takes about 35 seconds to accomplish the task at hand, since there is no additional "plumbing" code needed to make it work.

Obviously this is a trivial example, but imagine how the trend would continue on a more complex app. Would you rather spend your time improving an app, or just making it run?

-- ACBMemphis

 

 

app Efficiency (statistics) dev Eclipse XCode Task (computing) Android (robot) trends

Opinions expressed by DZone contributors are their own.

Popular on DZone

  • Creating an Event-Driven Architecture in a Microservices Setting
  • How Do You Integrate Emissary Ingress With OPA?
  • Exhaustive JUNIT5 Testing with Combinations, Permutations, and Products
  • How to Translate Value to Executives Using an Outcome-Driven Mindset

Comments

Mobile Partner Resources

X

ABOUT US

  • About DZone
  • Send feedback
  • Careers
  • Sitemap

ADVERTISE

  • Advertise with DZone

CONTRIBUTE ON DZONE

  • Article Submission Guidelines
  • MVB Program
  • Become a Contributor
  • Visit the Writers' Zone

LEGAL

  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy

CONTACT US

  • 600 Park Offices Drive
  • Suite 300
  • Durham, NC 27709
  • support@dzone.com
  • +1 (919) 678-0300

Let's be friends:

DZone.com is powered by 

AnswerHub logo