Cross Platform -> use Merge Flow Single Platform -> use Legacy Flow
Using "Multi Platform or Cross Platform" is also fine Using "Flow or Mode" is also fine On Friday, October 18, 2013, Brian LeRoux wrote: > Ya, to me the difference is that one workflow embraces the native platform > and tooling (plugman and bin/scripts) while the other focuses on building a > web project (cli/merges/etc). > > As a dev, if I'm ONLY worried about one platform (like a Cordova > implementor or many of our community folk) then bin/scripts suffices. As > soon as I'm concerned with more than one platform the CLI workflows kick > in. That was the use case anyhow. > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Steven Gill <stevengil...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Brian suggested Project Development (CLI workflow) vs Platform > Development > > (bin/scripts) > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 3:09 PM, Steven Gill <stevengil...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > We need more suggestions! > > > > > > Anis suggested picking to arbitrary names that don't reflect the > > workflows > > > but would be easy to refer to. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org > > >wrote: > > > > > >> I use the IDE with the CLI and hope to make it better. > > >> > > >> In my mind, the old way is for making platform modifications, and the > > new > > >> way threads platforms/ as a build artifact. > > >> > > >> If you must control the platform code, you sacrifice easy upgrades and > > >> ease > > >> of multi-platform development, but gain control. > > >> If you want to use the CLI, you lose the ability to make modifications > > to > > >> directly platform code without worrying about the implications. > > >> > > >> -Michal > > >> > > >> > > >> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Steven Gill <stevengil...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> > I like that better. > > >> > > > >> > I know that both methods use the command line, but the cordova-cli > has > > >> cli > > >> > in its name! We call the tool the cordova-cli so it might be more > > >> confusing > > >> > going away from that and calling it anything else. Not saying we > > >> shouldn't > > >> > be open to a name change though just because we called it X since > its > > >> > inception (or am I saying that? :P). > > >> > > > >> > When we write the docs about the other workflow (bin/create, > plugman), > > >> > maybe making the IDE an integral part of it would make it make more > > >> sense > > >> > calling that workflow IDE. Just a thought. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > IDE or cordova-cli ?? > > >> > > > > >> > > @purplecabbage > > >> > > risingj.com > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Steven Gill < > > stevengil...@gmail.com > > >> > > >wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > > I think SinplePlatform vs MultiPlatform is misleading because > you > > >> can > > >> > use > > >> > > > the CLI to do single platform development. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Jesse < > purplecabb...@gmail.com> > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > SinglePlatform vs MultiPlatform makes the most sense to me. > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > SinglePlatform = Focus on a single platform, and use plugman > and > > >> the > > >> > > > > platform scripts directly. Useful when you only have that > > >> particular > > >> > > > device > > >> > > > > to test on, or only have access to that device's marketplace. > > >> Also > > >> > > > useful > > >> > > > > for platform developers who are focused primarily on the > native > > >> code. > > >> > > > > ( aka DivideAndConquer ) > > >> > > > > > > >> > -- Carlos Santana <csantan...@gmail.com>
