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You seem to be lumping Xcode with Swift. Have you tried using Objective C? The Xcode support is fine. The debugging experience is fantastic.
by kranner 11y ago
You seem to be lumping Xcode with Swift.
Have you tried using Objective C? The Xcode support is fine. The debugging experience is fantastic.
- nerraga 11y agoI think the debugging experience is the same as just about any other platform that I've worked on. It's not significantly better or worse (I work mostly in C++/VS/Win have recently started work on a mobile project that required me to get acquainted with Xcode). I'm comfortable with Objective C but I can certainly see the allure of Swift. Having said that, I'll bet that it's less XCode/Swift that is preventing newcomers from iterating quickly as much as the platform itself. Rather than really learn the platform, quite a few devs seem content treating it like browser and leaning on a webview. I'm thrilled to see where React Native takes us but something tells me I'd have a hard time getting it past the lawyers based on some of the licensing comments I've read here.