Xcode 5 vs rMBP, is 16GB Ram overkill?

[9876544]

Hello Guys,

I am still considering buying rMBP 15 I was wondering, do you think that for Xcode programming is 16 GB an overkill?

Thanks

 

[maflynn]

Definitely is over-kill if that's basically the only app you'll be running.

 

[goMac]

Depends what you are doing with Xcode and if you're running any other apps at the same time. In my experience, it is not necessarily overkill. Machines I use with 8 gigs of RAM for development can start paging pretty quickly if I'm not gentle with them.