MacBook and Xcode experience

Thanks for you experience, I've reserved an M7 and I'm going to use it for web and iOS development

Have you used it with AppCode or another Jetbrains IDE?

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How large was the project you were compiling ?
Did the macbook heat up much?

I'm also considering purchasing a skylake version of rMB (currently own rMBP 15, fully maxed out) and using it as a second computer, but I would use it mostly for programming in unity, corona sdk and xcode. I'm a little confused about the heat. Have no place to test out rMB, and if I buy one, I have to order it from ebay/amazon, so trying to get as much info as I can before I pull the plug

 

Corona SDK part doesn't concern me, since all compiling is done on their part (server), so I know I won't see any speed decline on that framework. I use Xcode only for iPhone apps, corona sdk for 2d games, unity3d for 3d games.

Nice to hear your thoughts, and thanks for the input. I'm gonna purchase one for sure now

 

Do you find the screen too small for XCode iPhone/iPad development? I sold my 2012 MBA 13'' recently in anticipation of the next MBP 13'' (or 15'' if light enough), but I am really attracted to the portability of the MacBook and am hoping the new MBPs will be close to the MacBook in terms of weight. It's just that I sometimes struggle with the lack of screen real estate in XCode on the MBA 13'' writing code and having to use the storyboard at the same time, so I am really hoping for a honest opinion from a fellow developer

 

Thanks so much again for sharing your experiences. I think I will wait till WWDC to see if there are any MBP redesigns. Really hoping for a lightweight 13 or 14 inch with weight close to that of the MacBook

 

If you had issues with the Air they will be similar on this machine. I use it for Xcode and get away with it on the highest scaled resolution (1440x900, identical to the Air in terms of screen real estate.) I always use full screen and usually have to disable the file switcher sidebar, but it isn't too bad.

In terms of speed though I have been quite satisfied with my 2015 base model - and this is coming from a 2015 rMBP with an i5. Compile times are slightly slower, but not really noticeably so. In general I don't typically do full rebuilds that often so the build->run times are typically near zero.

 

My current system is overkill for what I need these days (needs have evolved since I got it.) I'll probably get an i7 rMB, but since I already have the 2012 15" MBP that's overkill, I'm in no hurry. So, I may as well wait to see what Apple announces at WWDC, because they may spit out something in a 13" form factor that would be a decent "middle ground" in size/performance between the 15" MBP and 12" rMB.

It's good to know that what I strongly suspected is true, though (ie: Xcode running just fine for any development tasks that I will be doing.)

 

Anyone else got their MacBook and is using it for iOS development? Thoughts?

I'm currently using a late 2013 MBPr 13" (i5 2.4ghz) and I'm not sure what kind of hit I would get in compilation times.

 

I use mine for iOS development. It is not my full time job (although one can hope for the future) but I try a few things. The simulator is not working that great for me (physics makes things skip around) but I am not sure if it is due to the power of the computer or not. Most of the time I test on the iPhone/iPad anyhow so that does not really bother me.

First time compilation is a bit slow but after that I don't really get much delays at all. My projects are not the biggest ones of course but good enough. I used to have a late 2013 rMBP 13" base model and I don't really notice a difference once everything is set up.

I usually run the screen at 1920x1200 resolution since that gives me a lot of screen real estate.

 

EDIT: Answered above. Simulator is slow

 

Might be a software issue also, I don't notice a high CPU load while it is doing it and it is only once I enabled physics I noticed a slow down.

 

Perhaps. It runs badly on my 2012 non-retina MBP.

 

Anybody use a rMB with unity? If so did you use an external monitor as well