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Xcode 4 - review

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Re: Xcode 4 - review

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Post by thought_alarm »

Cococabasa wrote: post #2

Good review. Not sure if I should update before finishing the current iOS app I am working on...

You should keep XCode 3 around, regardless. Both versions can co-exist, so install XCode 4 into, say, /Developer4 instead of /Developer.

And when you open your project in XCode 4 it won't trash your XCode 3 project settings or prevent you from going back to XCode 3. However, any project settings you change in XCode 4 won't be visible in XCode 3.

Re: Xcode 4 - review

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statictype wrote: post #3

Does this include the iOS 4.3 SDK? Or do I have to do another 3GB download in a couple of days if I download this now?

The XCode package you download from the iOS Developer Portal includes the latest iOS SDK, as always. It's not a coincidence that iOS 4.3 and XCode 4 were released on the same day.

Re: Xcode 4 - review

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Post by jedsmith »

Cococabasa wrote: post #2

Good review. Not sure if I should update before finishing the current iOS app I am working on...

Since my only iOS project is a single-developer one, I plan on refactoring into Xcode 4, since it lets me rethink how I structure the app. I never did a Universal iOS build of the app that I work on because I got frustrated with making it work in Xcode 3 -- it's worlds easier in 4 (if there is a better word for worlds there, use that one instead. you have no idea how much better).

I simply cannot sing the praises of how much sense Workspaces make, especially when dealing with a Universal iOS app. As a recovering Visual Studio user, they were the feature I was genuinely looking for in Xcode.

You might want to take that approach...Xcode 4 in developer preview seemed to misbehave if I imported a 3.2 project, but that could be because it was developer preview.

Re: Xcode 4 - review

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Post by diwup »

Oh wow, this review seems to be THE review I've been seeking for weeks. Hope this time I could download the stupid 3GB faster...

Re: Xcode 4 - review

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Post by diwup »

jedsmith wrote: post #6
statictype wrote: post #3

Does this include the iOS 4.3 SDK? Or do I have to do another 3GB download in a couple of days if I download this now?

The only button I'm offered in the iOS Dev Center says: > Xcode 4 and iOS SDK 4.3 https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action

Actually there's this Looking for Xcode 3? Download button, right under the Xcode 4 button. :)
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