Legacy, though, sounds like it's something that we're actively moving away from; something that we support only grudgingly, and which we might deprecate at the drop of a hat. The platform-only workflow supports legitimate use-cases which CLI probably will never cover -- things like embedding a cordova web view inside of a larger platform-native project.
The major difference I see with CLI is that it encourages the "Your cordova web view *IS* your application" mindset. (And if that's true, then why wouldn't you aim for cross-platform development?) The pre-CLI workflow is still the way to build all other sorts of applications. Ian On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 11:30 PM, purplecabbage <purplecabb...@gmail.com>wrote: > I like merge-flow and legacy-flow > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 18, 2013, at 6:59 PM, Carlos Santana <csantan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > 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> >
