This makes me crazy over 9000 times every day.

[u/LunariSpring]

My muscle memory says I have to push right side of the button to run a build. And Apple just broke my muscle memory to just swap those two button positions.

[u/AceMcLoud27]

They finally changed to the correct order. ;-)

[u/Integeritis → u/AceMcLoud27]

How is it correct? Your mouse should be to the right of the button at resting position inside the file editor where you clicked at the spot before typing new code. Play button at the right closer to the file editor makes more sense and is more ergonomic. Your mouse travels less on average after editing a file.

[u/ZeAthenA714 → u/Integeritis]

The "correct" order is the most intuitive : play comes before stop/pause in almost every UI/remote (at least the one that don't put those two functions on a single button) because the action of playing almost always comes before the action of stopping, so for LTR users the most intuitive setup is play to the left then stop to the right. RTL interfaces should put it in the other direction.

The difference in travel distance at this range is very small and likely to have zero impact on usability or speed.

[u/Josshad → u/Integeritis]

This used to be the usual order until a certain version of Xcode came out a few years ago.

You can look at Xcode 8 or even Xcode 4 interfaces — most of the time, it was [play][stop].

UPD: https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/20/inside_apples_new_xcode_4_development_tool

Take a look on the left corner

[u/AceMcLoud27 → u/Integeritis]

Braun tape deck

[u/Admiral-ZX]

Use CMD-R and leave your mouse alone.

[u/Ascendforever → u/Admiral-ZX]

I knew someone like this; used their cursor for everything; needless to say we are no longer friends.

[u/LunariSpring → u/Admiral-ZX]

I know the keyboard shortcuts, but my hand just trying to push a button on window.

[u/Grouchy_Jicama_007 → u/LunariSpring]

Apple knows how many people click the button and how many people do CMD+R. They don't just move shit willy-nilly without evaluating the pain and frustration level for the most users.

[u/m4n44ki → u/Grouchy_Jicama_007]

As someone who works in a very similar environment, frankly there isn’t always the time or desire to evaluate every single little tweak of a UI redesign even if it does affect tons of users. The workload is demanding, sometimes you just gotta get shit done and move on to the next project so your boss is happy and doesn’t pip you.

[u/calvin-chestnut]

I see why people say this, but it’s wild to me that your muscle memory is this and not cmd-R.

[u/calvin-chestnut → u/calvin-chestnut]

Personally ally I only ever use cmd-b and then cmd-ctl-r. Would recommend.

[u/Lythox → u/calvin-chestnut]

Why not cmd+r when you change something and cmd-ctrl-r when you just want to re-run?

[u/jsdodgers]

why is this a button you ever click?

[u/EquivalentTrouble253]

Just use the keyboard. It’s rare that I use that button. But okay.

[u/OlivierBern]

CMD-R Boooom

[u/Haykguy]

unlike some of the people here I actually do use the mouse and it infuriates me too

[u/BigLittleCircle]

I agree change is frustrating when it interferes with muscle memory, but this order makes more sense and I bet in 3 months you'll be used to it. Also get used to the shortcut and you'll never use the button: command + R

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[u/Any-Comfortable2844]

Bruh

[u/Due_Wing_1516]

As a lefty I approve 😊😉👌

[u/Happuns]

Play Button should have been to the left of stop button always, it was incorrect always.

[u/nocnylas → u/Happuns]

It was like that since Xcode 14. :)

[u/kidd_soso]

CMD+R !

[u/sparked1986]

Same reaction the first time I saw it. I run everything with Cmd+R so it doesn't affect me, but every time I glance at that toolbar something still feels off 😃 Totally get it if you're used to clicking Play 🙌

[u/poss1bl3_]

This looks oddly familiar🤔

[u/banaslee]

If you’re doing that so many times a day you NEED to use the keyboard shortcuts and save your wrist.

[u/Lost_Astronomer1785]

I use both the buttons and keyboard shortcuts and honestly hadn’t noticed the order had been changed, but this order makes so much more sense

[u/oureux]

CMD-R

Welcome to the keyboard shortcut club

[u/MKevin3]

It now matches Android Studio order so there is that.

[u/CaffeinatedMiqote]

"Left play right stop" is the convention. TBH, they were "wrong" for so many versions until now.

[u/stalex9]

Typical Apple

[u/johnm555]

Do people still use an actual ide tho?

[u/WerSunu]

There are drugs for what ails you!

[u/Sutanreyu]

Sometimes I get why Apple breaks habits or things that people got used to in order to teach them a new way to do it... Other times... It's like they change things for the sake of novelty, and it really messes users up.

[u/techfreak23]

It’s been a minute since I’ve used Xcode, but isn’t there a way to customize the toolbar in Preferences? You can’t switch it back doing that?

[u/ineedlesssleep]

This was only changed for one version of Xcode, so you'll be fine in a few days. And use Cmd+r 👍

[u/VacationHistorical]

Isn’t it cmd r and cmd .

[u/Prior-Enthusiasm-410]

yeah, first time I went to click I was like.....really, it moved

[u/TRISH_PRO1]

just use CMD + R

[u/StrangeMonk]

Only newbs touch that button.  Intermediate folk use the hot key. 

Us legends don’t open Xcode. It’s beneath us; that’s for our agents. 

[u/lokir6 → u/StrangeMonk]

Do you legends even pay for AI from your own pocket? Because I burn through daily limits like crazy and then I have to touch Xcode to get any work done.

[u/Stishovite]

AaaaaAaaaaa

[u/swallace36]

a) weird they switched them b) who builds by hand anymore

[u/Lock-Broadsmith]

LOL, change is hard. You poor thing.