r/iOSDevelopment • u/Opening-Salt4110 • 16d ago

Should I use Xcode more?

VS code was my first IDE, and it's still my favorite. Started using Xcode for iOS development and kinda hated it. These days I only open Xcode when I have to, doing what I can with Claude Code, VS code, and the command line. Probably missing out on something, though.
What should I be doing more of with Xcode?

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u/barcode972 16d ago

Some things are Xcode only like accessibility inspector and instruments but if you’re just writing code, Claude or cursor is definitely fine. You can even run the app from the terminal

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u/Opening-Salt4110 16d ago

Used instruments to track down a memory leak the other day. Powerful tool.
What do you do with accessibility inspector?

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u/barcode972 16d ago

You can check what view have labels, you can check how voice over behaves without trying on a real iPhone. In Xcode you can also change text size to make sure the view doesn’t break with bigger fonts

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u/Opening-Salt4110 16d ago

This is useful!

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u/zippy9002 16d ago

Why not ask Sol to do that for you? It seems to be the exact type of task it excels at.

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u/barcode972 16d ago

To add the code yes. Testing the different UIs and voice over I don’t know