> On Mar 26, 2017, at 11:21 PM, Jonathan Hull via swift-evolution > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wonder if there is a different type of UI solution which might help people > who hate dividing things up into lots of small files. > > I find the way that I work is to make a super large file while I work, and > then break it down into smaller files once the main design is in place and > has settled. I find one file easier while things are in flux, but many (well > grouped) small files easier for reference and maintenance. > > If you have used programs like Ulysses or Scrivener, they allow you to select > multiple sections/files and then those sections show one after another in the > editing UI with a divider between them. > > I know we don’t have control over Xcode here, but we could certainly > recommend such a feature to those who do. Basically, if you select a group > (or multiple files), it would show the contents of each file placed in order > so you could edit across them. > > Would something like that help? (I am mainly trying to get a sense of the > underlying goals of those on both sides of this argument).
For your tiny helper type, you want it to be only visible to the type it helps. If it’s in a separate file, it has to be visible to the entire module. Charles
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