Spending time to really understand and learn the tools at your disposal will make you more effective and more productive in your long career as a developer for Apple platforms. In this course, Becoming an Xcode Power User, you will learn the skills necessary to work proficiently as an iOS developer by effectively leveraging the power of Xcode. First, you will cover some of the core concepts in Xcode to better understand how to use Xcode’s higher level features. Then, you will explore how to navigate efficiently through Xcode in order for you to find your best workflow. From there, you will learn about various features that empower developers to be more productive like open quickly, refactoring, and code folding to name a few. Next, you will spend time learning how to use Git with Xcode, allowing you to stay in Xcode as you build software. Finally, you will discover how to customize and configure your workflow even more with custom behaviors, code snippets, and custom themes. By the end of this course, you will know the intricacies of Xcode, and have the skills necessary to effectively utilize it for your next great iOS app.
Author Name: Jonathan Wong
Author Description:
Jonathan obtained his B.S and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and started out his career as a systems engineer. In that role, he spoke with customers and end users scoping out user stories, writing requirements, and doing design analysis. After several years, he realized he was more interested in the creation of those systems and sought to make a career shift. Jonathan spent time reading books and taking classes in software engineering until he landed his first job as a Software Engineer in iOS. … more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Managing Projects and Workspaces in Xcode
  19mins
• Building Xcode Projects: Configuring Schemes and Targets
  22mins
• Navigating through Xcode: Finding Your Workflow
  27mins
• Productivity in Xcode
  26mins
• Source Control in Xcode
  24mins
• Configuring and Customizing Xcode with Key Bindings and Behaviors
  17mins
• Making Xcode Work for You with Code Snippets and Documentation
  15mins