iOS7

[Jay Vaughan]

> Did anyone do the update?
> 

Yes, on all my devices.  Been running the beta on my dev devices for a few weeks, nice to have it installed on my main machines now that its been released.

> Although everything seems to work very nicely, and there are all sorts of new functions, I'm sort of underwhelmed by the GUI. I don't feel it's better. It's just... different.

I like it, I think its definitely better.  To be honest with you I've sort of felt like iOS has stagnated over the last few years, and as a cross-platform developer have had more interest in Android, personally, than in iOS. 

That's changed now - I think the new facelift is very exciting, and it makes the phone a lot more usable.  I can see the icons I want, faster, and it feels a lot more fresh.

> 
> I guess I have to get used to it. Oh, well...

I know we all resist change, and I respect that the old system had its charms .. but I really like what Apple have done with iOS.  The functions being moved into the Dashboard, the enforcement of a consistent GUI across apps, the ideas and decisions for why these flat-UI interface elements are used - these are all very compelling to me.  I feel a lot more invigorated to write apps for iOS now that there's a *lot* less work to do to get a clean interface up and working.  It used to be you *had* to have a Photoshop monkey around to give all the bevels and edges that sculpted look; now, however, you really don't need it.  And the decoupling of development from the mores of the prissy, diletantte "GUI Designers"/pixel-pushers is a welcome change, imho.  ;)

j.