Apple Xcode

Description

Apple Xcode is a macOS IDE used for developing iOS and macOS apps. It is available for free from the Mac App Store and is required to publish iOS apps to the iTunes App Store and macOS apps to the Mac App Store. It provides a suite to assist developers in creating user interface components and writing source code.

Xcode includes all the tools needed to build and publish apps from start to finish. Xcode's Interface Designer allows you to create user interface components and to set properties to interact with your source code. Interface Builder allows you to switch between light and dark mode to develop dark macOS apps. This feature was introduced in macOS Mojave. The program integrates well with popular version control tools like Bitbucket, GitLab and Bitbucket. It also offers its own local revision tracking system called snaps that allows developers to track changes to source code.

The IDE includes a powerful source code editor that makes it easy for you to visualize and select sections of your code. It also has a built-in refactoring engine and transformation engine. You are immediately notified if there are any conflicts in your code. This is especially helpful when working collaboratively with local changes and commits from team members upstream in the source repository.

Debugging and performance tools allow developers to test for memory leaks and examine app efficiency during runtime. These tools can be customized or you can use templates included with Xcode to build using the same tools as Apple. Also, Xcode comes with Simulator, a tool that allows you to prototype and test builds of your app by simulating iOS, watchOS, and tvOS devices.

Xcode is a great tool for developing apps and has come a long way since the first version of the software. Apple has simplified many features and continues making app development easier. You must sign up for the iOS and Mac developer programs to be able to distribute apps on Apple's store.

▶ Other extension used by Apple Xcode 9