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Whats New in Xcode

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Workspace customization

  • Some buttons have moved from jump bar to toolbar
  • Branch picker moved to bottom bar
  • Toolbar is customizable, add/remove/move items
  • Xcode has new themes, that affect the whole window instead of just code editor
    • Included themes have sliders to adjust intensities
  • Can choose different themes per-workspace
  • Predictive code issues are subtle, to distinguish from issues in an actual build

Projects and files

  • Template picker for new projects is streamlined
    • No initialization questions
    • Can try out creating projects without saving
  • Playgrounds and previews can show for single files outside of projects

Intelligence

  • Agent transcript is now in the editor pane instead of sidebar
  • /plan command
  • Agent chat and file changes appear side-by-side, like a preview canvas
  • Sidebar now shows existing and past conversations

Running apps

  • Device hub replaces simulators, has more controls for device settings
  • Iphone mirroring apps can be resized, can test this in device hub
  • Hub also can work with and show screen for real devices.

Refining apps

  • Agents can do app translations
  • Testflight users can provide translation feedback
  • Organizer has new insights, overview page, storage metrics, metric goals
  • Kick off agent diagnostics from organizer
  • New ‘top functions’ view in instruments, to find some performance problems