Xcode compiling time vs MacBook Pro

[leftyMac]

I have a question for those who have used 12” 2017 MacBook and the latest MacBook Pro for compiling apps in Xcode.

I imagine it’s faster on a MacBook Pro, but by how much?

I’d rather not have to buy a MacBook Pro as I love the MacBook. But if it’s signicicantly better, I’d have to consider it.

Much appreciate your opinions.

 

[HardBall]

I have a question for those who have used 12” 2017 MacBook and the latest MacBook Pro for compiling apps in Xcode.

I imagine it’s faster on a MacBook Pro, but by how much?

I’d rather not have to buy a MacBook Pro as I love the MacBook. But if it’s signicicantly better, I’d have to consider it.

Much appreciate your opinions.

It all depends on the compiler framework, the type of application you are building, and what you are linking into the ELF. Given the same type of code, probably the thing that affects it most is how many and what type of IR optimization passes your fav compiler framework uses. It's perfectly fine for a small scaled project.

 

[Loge]

I have an iOS project with 20 Swift files, and about 3700 lines of code. A build is about 9s on the MBP and 14s on the 2017 MB. Of course most of the time the build is incremental and the difference is barely noticeable.