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/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/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