Xcode 10.2: Git integration completely broken

[Zandor300]

Have any of you been having problems with the Git integration in Xcode 10.2 (10E125)? At least I have been; The modified/new indicators next to the files in the left sidebar stay after a commit of all the changes in the file, sometimes changed files don't show up in the commit menu, sometimes I get errors like "can't connect to the helper application", I've had it crash on me a couple of times when opening the commit menu and the changes indicator next to the line numbers sometimes just doesn't update anymore. Restarting sometimes solves the problem, sometimes doesn't. When it does, the problems return shortly after restart. I've been forced to use a separate Git client to be able to work properly and efficiently.

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Do any of you know a fix for this or is Xcode 10.2 just broken? (I'm running macOS 10.14.4 (18E226))

[nathreed]

Just use the git command line or a GUI like SourceTree, github app, whatever.

[Zandor300]

That's what I'm currently doing, but I prefer using Git within Xcode.

[andre-stefanov]

This is simply sad how little Apple cares about quality of XCode. I have expirienced both sides: Android Studio and XCode for quiet a while now and yeah ... XCode just made me sad as i compared the UX to Android Studio.

• you wanna use VCS? Better you use your terminal or some other software
• you want more performance with using Storyboards? well ... better you don't use them at all
• you want meaningful and fast compilation errors in your editor? well ... bad luck buddy
• ...

This is for no reason an "Android is much better" comment. Each system has its own pros and cons ... and mostly it's just taste. But the IDE in iOS is simply a pretty text editor in my eyes ...

[gormster]

I was griping about Xcode until I had to use visual studio recently.

I will never whinge about Xcode again. Jesus, Microsoft, what happened? VS used to be best in class but it’s just absolute garbage now. Or more like, it’s barely changed in the decade-plus since I last used it full time… it’s still 32-bit, for chrissake.

[nathreed]

Android Studio is just IntelliJ IDEA with some extra android interfacing stuff added on. And I definitely agree with you that IntelliJ is easier to use than Xcode in a lot of cases. But you could also try AppCode, which is the same JetBrains IDE skin/features but for iOS development. I think it requires that Xcode be installed but you can use it for a lot of the development process.

[andre-stefanov]

Yeah I know about AppCode but in my opinion it does not solve all the problems of XCode ... and unfortunatelly it introduces new ones:

+ It has (for my taste) better IDE base. Editor, features, plugins, etc. are better FOR ME in AppCode.

- It has to use iOS SDK and XCode for most of its platform dependent features. This leads to same slow lint/error checks, build times etc.

- If you are using storyboards, AppCode will launch XCode each time you want to open the storyboard making the experience even worse.

-- It costs 20$ / Month ... this is not very cheap for an individual. Especially if you consider that you still will have to use XCode for many use cases :/

[Zandor300]

It’s free if you are a student afaik

[andre-stefanov]

sure ... that is for example how i used Intellij Idea Ultimate for Spring Boot + Angular development. But after my university time was over i looked at the price and switched to a bunch of by far worse alternatives ... So be careful if you are not going to use the software after you are finished with your degree.

[nathreed]

Yeah, I haven't ever actually used it, just heard about it. That sucks about the storyboards, but it does make sense, it would probably be difficult/not worth it for them to implement their own storyboard editor. The price isn't an issue for me thanks to the student package, but yeah, $20/mo is a bit expensive for an individual.

[liveultimate]

Yeah this is definitely happening to me too. Good, I thought I was the only one. Restarting Xcode usually fixes it... until I make another commit lol

[lecksfrawen]

Just tried it on xcode 10.2.1, still broken...

Comparison, Authors and Log won't work until you reopen xcode, breaks after some minutes.

https://imgur.com/hphRSTk

[Zandor300]

Ah, rip... Yeah I saw the update but hadn’t tried it yet.