macOS What does your macOS / iOS software development environment look like?

[Cromulent]

I last owned a mac in 2006 but have recently bought a new one. I've been programming for about ten years on Linux, but I'm curious what software programmers use on macOS for macOS app dev and iOS apps. Can you let me know what you consider the essential tools for programming on a Mac?

 

[MuGeN PoWeR]

I use IntelliJ/VsCode/Postman/PhpStorm/PyCharm/Github Desktop(also the CLI)/Beyond Compare/Termius(ssh client)/Docker. I mainly do programming in Java and running all of these on M1 Max!

 

[Cromulent]

I use IntelliJ/VsCode/Postman/PhpStorm/PyCharm/Github Desktop(also the CLI)/Beyond Compare/Termius(ssh client)/Docker. I mainly do programming in Java and running all of these on M1 Max!

Cool. Thank you.

Yeah, I've been using the JetBrains IDEs for a few years now. They are great. I'm not sure whether AppCode is better than Xcode though. I'll have to try them both out to see which one I prefer.

The other stuff sounds interesting as well. I'll look through them now.

 

[casperes1996]

I use Xcode for anything within Apple's world, VSCode and JetBrains outside.

Xcode it pretty darn good if you're working within Apple's ecosystem.

Also, get a package manager, like Home-brew, MacPorts, Fink or similar 🙂

 

[lloyddean]

Corrected URL

<https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=2t1chhp3>

EDIT:
Loaded question with no blanket answer ...

REEDIT:
Relevant extract from the above URL

"Starting April 25, 2022, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS apps submitted to the App Store must be built with Xcode 13, which includes the SDKs for iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8."

 

[Red Menace]

I’m not a pro, so I keep things simple with BBEdit, RubyMotion, and the Terminal.

 

[Phazer]

At my current job I develop for MacOS. Setup is pretty simple: Xcode and sourcetree. Daily standup meetings in Microsoft teams (I know…), and figma to view the work of the designers. I sometimes use VSCode if I need to take a look at the C# code from the windows team, especially if I need to write an algorithm that they’ve already created, then I can just translate it into swift. I think that’s it when it comes to software. Oh, and discord for chatting with my colleagues.