Comments on: Save changes? http://tewha.net/2008/12/save-changes/ Links and writings on software development, mostly for iPhone and Mac OS X. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Steven Fisher http://tewha.net/2008/12/save-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Steven Fisher Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:50:29 +0000 http://tewha.net/?p=711#comment-250 I think we got in this pattern from the days where IO was so much slower than anything else. But now we're more or less used to this metaphor, and I don't think it's going to change any time soon. But it should. If nothing else, any modern OS could automatically save to a temporary folder even if you say you don't want to save. There's no excuse for losing data these days. I think we got in this pattern from the days where IO was so much slower than anything else. But now we’re more or less used to this metaphor, and I don’t think it’s going to change any time soon. But it should. If nothing else, any modern OS could automatically save to a temporary folder even if you say you don’t want to save. There’s no excuse for losing data these days.

]]> By: Sam McDonald http://tewha.net/2008/12/save-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Sam McDonald Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:25:29 +0000 http://tewha.net/?p=711#comment-249 Nope, doesn't look like any wonder to me. What makes me laugh is the fact that web apps are doing a much better job of this. In most everything desktop programming is better, except for this. I think that says something about the "saving" process. Most likely it shouldn't exist. It should just save for you, and keep unlimited undo history, because.... why not? Nope, doesn’t look like any wonder to me.

What makes me laugh is the fact that web apps are doing a much better job of this. In most everything desktop programming is better, except for this. I think that says something about the “saving” process. Most likely it shouldn’t exist. It should just save for you, and keep unlimited undo history, because…. why not?

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