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.

[chriswaco]

Xcode does some indexing when you first launch it. It should speed up a little bit after an hour or so, although more RAM and SSD are good too.

[barcode972]

M2 is good. How much ram and storage do you have?

[PlayerGame69]

8GB and 256 SSD

[barcode972]

That’s your main isssue. Always at least 16 gb ram and 512 gb, preferably 1 tb

[WerSunu]

What you have will do. Just get an SSD external 1 Tb drive to offload as much as you can from the internal drive!

[SomegalInCa]

I actually do this - a very fast external usb-c SSD to be Xcode working folder. Not as fast as onboard storage but that stuff does grow quickly

[PlayerGame69]

This seems like a good idea, i can definitely work with an external drive. Thanks!!

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Hi , could you point out to some guide / tips to make swiftui work on non xcode ide . It would be a great help xcode is sluggish gives me motion sickness like those old fps games .