Back then, before Mac OS X came through, being a system administrator on a network that had Macs was often annoying. Developers interested in working on Mac always had to do a lot of things by themselves. It was not possible to download the OS, build and just install what was required just like developers working on Unix or Windows who were blessed with more than enough commercial resources to develop any application they felt like developing. Today, XCode has fixed that. It has found a way to bring together everything developers need like interface design, writing of codes, testing the app and debugging all in a single window in order to create and develop great applications for Mac, iPhone, and iPad users. Xcode features include the LLVM compiler, the iOS Simulator, Instruments, the Xcode IDE that analyzes the details of your work and then highlights all the mistakes in the syntax and the logic, and others.
It makes it easier for everyone to build apps and run them directly on their Apple devices. It does not require Program membership, so all you have to do is sign in with your Apple ID and turn your idea into an app that you can touch on your iPad, iPhone, or Apple Watch.
Xcode is a platform created for developers to fully explore their creativity with all they need at their fingertips. It houses many powerful design tools for creators of iOS and Mac games. With great debugging tools built right into it, Xcode now offers support for Metal on OS X. The inbuilt SpriteKit editors let you define animations with timelines and events you can scrub through and edit from inside the program. It is nice to know that all you need to do to have the Xcode features is just to run the installer and pronto, you have all the Xcode tools and all the GCC-related features at your disposal. With the development of Xcode, Apple has made sure Mac developers have more applications than Windows, at least for the mean time before Microsoft upgrades their own platform too.
Another thing about Xcode is that it comes free, with all the full features. However, the LLDB still need some improvements, but I’m sure the next upgrade will be better. Overall, this is a really quality product, and it fits perfectly for businesses and professionals. It works flawlessly with the combination of iOS and the OS X toolchain in one environment.
The new version has been well improved to fix issues that cause slow compile time for complex projects. You may encounter some little issues at first when using the app, but nothing serious a professional developer should not be able to handle. Xcode is highly recommended for serious-minded developers on Mac.
