Hello everyone,
We have an application herenot very large but not negligible, eitherwhich was developed in Java/Eclipse (the GUI is based on the SWT libraries).
For a number of reasons (aesthetic, strategic, performance, ) we are considering porting the software to ObjectiveC/xCode.
Now, I am newly hired and do not know the Java code extensively. In fact, the first logical step would be to read through the Java code and document it. This is also what my boss wants me to do as a first step.
However, he also suggests that I write the Xcode port "on the fly", in one pass, while producing the Java documentation.
I would greatly appreciate any insights/advice/experiences with regard to this: Are the two environments (Java/Xcode) similar enough in design philosophy to allow such porting "in one pass"? Or should I try to convince my boss that I should finish the Java code documentation process first, and only then begin to port the code to Xcode?
Any experiences or insights on such matters would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
We have an application herenot very large but not negligible, eitherwhich was developed in Java/Eclipse (the GUI is based on the SWT libraries).
For a number of reasons (aesthetic, strategic, performance, ) we are considering porting the software to ObjectiveC/xCode.
Now, I am newly hired and do not know the Java code extensively. In fact, the first logical step would be to read through the Java code and document it. This is also what my boss wants me to do as a first step.
However, he also suggests that I write the Xcode port "on the fly", in one pass, while producing the Java documentation.
I would greatly appreciate any insights/advice/experiences with regard to this: Are the two environments (Java/Xcode) similar enough in design philosophy to allow such porting "in one pass"? Or should I try to convince my boss that I should finish the Java code documentation process first, and only then begin to port the code to Xcode?
Any experiences or insights on such matters would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.