Xcode vs AppCode
Cluster focuses on comparisons between Apple's Xcode IDE and JetBrains' AppCode alternative, with users frequently criticizing Xcode's performance and features while praising AppCode for iOS and Swift development.
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Try AppCode. It has none of the suck of Xcode.
What do you miss most in AppCode from your XCode experience?
How is Apple moving away from XCode?
xcode isn't particularly great, friend.
Comparing with Xcode is a joke.
If only Apple cared enough in XCode to provide one.
have you tried appcode? its superior to Xcode, except for nib's back to Xcode for them
Can't speak for VS but XCode is a pig.
Xcode is not doing much in this direction at all.
Does anyone use AppCode? How does it stack up to Xcode for Swift development?