80 Xcode Tips To Improve Productivity - Xcode 9 iOS11 Swift4
What you'll learn
- becomes more efficient and productive with Xcode as a tool
- use keyboard shortcuts to increase proficiency
- Learn new tips and tricks to make you better at using Xcode
Course content
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Requirements
- You should be familiar with Xcode and developing on iOS platform
Description
Are you an iOS developer? Have you been working with Xcode for a period of time and you want to be more productive? If you have been using Xcode as your iOS development tool, then you know that Xcode is a complex tool to use. In this course I have come up with 80 tips and tricks to boost your productivity as an iOS developer using the Xcode IDE (More tips will be added).
There are hidden features, cool and neat tricks and keyboard shortcuts that you need to master in order to work more efficiently. Some of these hidden features will blow your mind once you discover them. Xcode has so many neat functions that can be taken advantage of.
As a developer, I have been developing on Xcode for 5 years and in this period I have learnt lots of things that I want to share with you. Some of these features are not immediately obvious but with my guidance I'll be able to show you how and when to use each feature.
Some of the tricks we'll look at include;
- How to treat warnings as errors
- How to extract methods from a chunk of code
- How to lock control properties to prevent additional changes
- How to add tokens to snippets
- How to create your own color palettes for different projects
- How to group multiple objects as one unit
- How to set layout constraints between two objects using the document outline
- How to open your project file using the 3D view mode - cool feature
- How to fold and unfold your codes and why you want to do this
- How to set Xcode to send you directly to the line where an error occurred.
- And many more tips
This tips I shared in this course are the ones that I considered to be very important for every iOS developers to learn. There are many more tips and tricks but most of them will not improve your productivity any further.
If you are ready to become Xcode proficient, enroll in this course and I look forward to being your instructor.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who's starting out with iOS development and wanting to learn some tips and tricks of Xcode
Instructor
Dee has developed over 120 apps for clients, including both individuals and start-ups, from around the world. The apps range from basic to very complex, some of which can be found on his website. Dee’s passion for computer programming began in 2006 with his first contact with Java programming language. He continued to learn different languages, including Microsoft ASP.NET, Ruby on Rails, C#, some PHP and HTML and CSS. Dee briefly pursued a MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Engineer) certification before he decided he wanted to become a full-time programmer. He achieved a Microsoft Certified Professional status. For the last 4 years, Dee has been programming the iPhone using Objective-C and Swift language.
In 2013, Dee decided to further his education in Software Development by earning a distinction in his Masters of Software Engineering degree from Queen Mary University. He graduated with a 1st class in BSc Computing in his first degree.
One of Dee’s passions is tutoring. His first YouTube channel video tutorial was uploaded in 2007 where he was teaching PHP, but he later created Microsoft ASP.NET video tutorials and Visual Studios. He has a genuine interest in ensuring that learners understand whatever topic is being presented.
Dee currently resides in the UK as a freelancer. He prides himself on his creativity in taking customers ideas from the paper to the app store. Two of the apps he developed received funding from angel investors and he is a co-founder of a New Zealand start-up currently valued at over $1 million.
You can be assured of Dee’s courses and credentials. His dedication and commitment to his work and support will be of exceptional quality and he can teach you how to become an app developer. See you inside.