Tag: Xcode

  • How to upgrade XCode and Swift

    With the September release of XCode 14 and Swift 5.7 it was time for my first update – I looked in “About” for an update link but there wasn’t one – so if you’re as dense as me, the tip is to head to the Mac App Store and have a look at the Updates…

  • Xcode Refactor/Rename

    This is cool. You can right click on a variable (and I guess any other) name and change it everywhere. No more tedious search and replace.

  • Xcode Tour

    If you need a solid tour of the basics plus of Xcode, this is a great video from Karin Prater. Its the first video in her “Design-oriented course on SwiftUI”.

  • Instant Errors

    I’m loving how, in XCode and Playgrounds, it’s constantly sort of compiling or interpreting in the background so errors are being flagged as you’re working. I tried to google the proper name for this but it’s clearly so unremarkable as to be un-remarked on. I guess maybe it’s a commonplace feature of modern IDEs, but…