Xcode Reviews & Product Details

I love the playgrounds in Xcode, its a simple way to code without compiling the program allways. I also like that you can code in c++ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To code in Xcode you need to have a powerfull PC, Xcode needs a lot of RAM for the emulators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

* It is the only legitimate program you can use to make native Apple product applications.

* As you type, you may see compiler errors or issues and also a message detailing helpful information.

* You can test your iOS apps either in the simulator that comes with Xcode, or on your own physical iOS device. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

* Is probably the most complex application Apple develops, and it has relatively few users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The control it provides the user despite carrying a non -cluttered look. "Debug view hierarchy" is the coolest feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The fact that they got rid of XCode pluggins which made life so easy for a developer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s a first class IDE. It might have shortcomings, but you can’t beat Xcode because it comes straight from Apple and it’s as close as it can get when it comes to supporting their SDKs. I haven’t tried other IDEs for Mac in production, as I prefer to rely on first-party solutions and take advantage of preview versions of SDK. Other apps would have to play catch up to support them.

Stellar part of Xcode is Playgrounds. It's a fun and easy way to test ideas and code snippets. I even use it for simple scripting and automating tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Overall I’m happy with Xcode as my main working tool, but occasional crashes or obscure minor bugs get me upset sometimes. Such minor bugs are slow to get fixed. It’s understandable, given the scale of the product and more important priorities. On the plus side I can’t think of any major issues with Xcode. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integrated UI, Only IDE to develop mac/ios apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slow to launch. Debugger is somewhat buggy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Good IDE that provides a lot of powerful features for testing and development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It it a large app that takes up a lot of processing power Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that you are able to instantly see your results in the right pane and using the iPhone simulator has a lot of appeals and is easy to use. Also, I love that you can put your app on your physical device for testing purposes and such. The ability to be able to see the errors of your code immediately helps with overall development because it tells you where the error is at specifically and also will not let you run your program if there is a significant error(red), but will also tell you if you have a minor error that should be looked at, but won't stop your program from running. You don't need to sign up for a developer account with Apple until you are absolutely ready to submit your apps, but you can mess around and test your app with no issues and I feel that this is amazing and extremely helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At this point, I haven't found much that I don't really like. My overall experience has been very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Xcode has convenient user interface that allows to have everything I need to develop an app with just one click. I can quickly switch between different tools and hide the ones I don't need at the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Xcode IDE is pretty heavy in terms of its size on Mac, it updates quiet slowly and takes a lot of space.

I also don't like that sometimes it can stuck and I have to force quit it.

It happens to crash from time to time without a reason but it looks that it is being improved from version to version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Xcode has improved vastly over time. The best part of it is the way in which you can easily create the UI parts of the app and link them to the code. It is best if you can create a single UI that meets all devices, as that keeps your UI design simpler.

Taking an app from being just local to being for sale on the app store is now much easier than it used to be, with all of the difficult steps now done automatically for you by Xcode.

The ability to create libraries in swift and reuse them is very good, but also somewhat difficult to link in at times, so this can count as both a plus and a minus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If you have to create a different UI for different screen sizes then that can be tricky. Also sometimes Xcode gets confused and you need to reboot to reestablish the connection with your device.

Some errors that you get when developing (especially linker errors) can be very hard to debug.

The problems you can have linking in user created libraries in swift (also see things I like best) is harder to use than it should be and creates excessive problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The variable binding and multi cursor typing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The heavy memory it occupies makes the system slower Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.