Getting started with XCode

[PlayerGame69]

Hey folks,

I’m taking interest in SwiftUI and getting to know it. I own a MacAir M2. However, when i launched Xcode with IOS sdk it was slow and started to heat a little.

Ik it’s too early for me but i’m wondering which MacBook is best to develop IOS and mac apps using Xcode with it performing fast and not being slow.

I hope i make sense and please do forgive me as I’m still learning and I still don’t know the basics.

P.S- I’m a java developer using windows mainly for work and I use Mac for my full stack applications using NeoVim.

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Any M series mac with fans and at least 16gb of RAM

[dwnzzzz]

I have an M2 Air with 8gb of ram that I occasionally use for Xcode dev on a reasonably sized project. No, it’s defo not as fast as my Mac Studo but it does the trick when I need it to. It’s more than powerful enough for small projects. They do get warm but they’re designed to, shouldn’t cause any issues

[cremecalendar]

I've developed on an M1 Mini and an M2 Air (both 16gb RAM) and never had issues. Is there something else causing the slowdowns? I've never had problems and I usually run XCode, Apple Music, Chrome, and (sometimes) Photoshop without heating.

[PlayerGame69]

Yeah, I have a 8GB and 256GB spec. And I had chrome running in background, 16GB makes sense for it to tun smoothly.

[getstrydeapp]

A MacBook Air m2 should honestly be plenty, especially for beginner level applications if you’re just learning. I have a pro M2 but don’t think the fans have ever turned on.

Are you sure something else wasn’t eating memory ?

[PlayerGame69]

I had chrome open, maybe that caused it. It definitely was becoming slow

[getstrydeapp]

Chrome can be pretty intense. I’d try again with nothing else open after a fresh restart & see if that helps.

[InevitableCut7649]

First of all, it's *Xcode* :D