I’ve recently removed Xcode from my ageing MacBook. Ever since then, I’m getting an error when I try to run git from the command line. The error goes something like this: xcrun: error: active developer path (“/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools”) does not exist That’s because Xcode had installed several command line tools provided by Apple, and one of … Read more
Not only is Xcode an excellent IDE for iOS and macOS apps in both Swift and Objective-C; it does just as fine a job for regular C and C++ code. This includes all the features we know and love, such as code completion, version control, and all the rest of it.
Let’s see how to use Xcode 8.3 for C and C++ development.
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In this screencast I’ll show you how to make an iPhone storyboard display as an iPad storyboard in Xcode 5.1’s Interface Builder. Under the hood a UIStoryboard is just an XML file, and with a small tweak we can make Xcode display it like an iPad or an iPhone. This is a good strategy if … Read more
In this screencast I’ll show you how to power an NSTableView using code. I’m referencing this article for code snippets and details: http://pinkstone.co.uk/how-to-populate-an-nstableview-in-code/ I’ve also made a “no-code” version on how to populate an NSTableView using an Array Controler and Cocoa Bindings here: http://pinkstone.co.uk/how-to-bind-an-nsarraycontroller-to-an-nstableview/ Enjoy! https://wpguru.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/podcast/316-NSTableView.mp4Podcast: Download (Duration: 15:29 — 90.5MB)
In this screencast I will show you how to bind a Table View to an Array Controller in Cocoa, using Xcode 5.1 and OS X Mavericks. We’re using Core Data to save our entries and – check it out – we’re not writing a single line of code! Cocoa Bindings is one of the most … Read more
In this screencast I will show you how to tear down your Core Data Stack. Documentation on this topic is a little sketchy to say the least. We’ll create a new Master/Detail app and implement a button that will remove the store file and reset the entire stack – without nasty error messages or app … Read more
In this video I will show you how to use the Git Branch feature in Xcode 5.1. Branches are helpful if you’re developing your app. You can isolate a “working” version, create a new branch and fiddle with new features that may destabilise your project. You can then commit your changes – working or not … Read more
In this video I will show you how to make use of Tags in Git. This is not supported in Xcode or GitHub for Mac at the time of this recording (April 2014). I will also show you how to utilise the Tag/Release feature on GitHub.com. Tags are a useful feature if you want to … Read more
