alt Hacker NewsIs this bait? XCode has been a mainstay of iOS development ever since iOS was introduced and is a successor to Interface Builder on the Mac.
Why wouldn’t engineers prefer tools they’ve been using (mostly happily) for a decade+?
Is this bait? XCode has been a mainstay of iOS development ever since iOS was introduced and is a successor to Interface Builder on the Mac.
Why wouldn’t engineers prefer tools they’ve been using (mostly happily) for a decade+?
>Is this bait?
I don't think it's a serious question or the person is very young.
To answer the question. Xcode is the default IDE for iOS development. The default option will always be a practical choice.
JetBrains or Anthropic could get bought by a larger company or dismantled by the government somehow. Should anything happen to Apple (unlikely as that may seem) the entire iOS ecosystem would be gone as well negating any need for a default.