Bonus Tracks

Xcode 4 lets you connect to a Subversion or Git repository to work with existing projects. So we start our Xcode 4 tour by cloning an existing project from GitHub and opening it straight into Xcode. Then we have a quick look around and build and run the project. Your Xcode 4 journey starts here...

The single-window interface in Xcode 4 is designed to streamline your workflow. But it can be kind of disorienting at first. In this screencast, we look at the main parts of the interface---navigators, editors, and views---to help you get comfortable with the shiny new interface. You'll also learn some keyboard shortcuts to stay productive in Xcode 4.

In the previous screencast, I mentioned not being able to find a shortcut to show/hide the Utilities view. Well, I found it! This screencast reveals the secrets, and shows you a few more shortcuts along the way.

Want to change the layout of the Assistant Editor? This screencast shows you how, and also covers adding more than one Assistant Editor.

IB is fully integrated with Xcode 4: there's no need to switch back and forth between two applications! This screencast introduces you to the new IB editor and shows you how to wire up outlets and actions in Xcode 4.

As you're coding your iOS and Mac apps using Xcode, you'll frequently be opening new files and navigating around the files in your project. Opening files should be quick and easy! These keyboard shortcuts will save you time.

Objective-C class and method names can be fairly long. Throw in multiple parameters, and you have a real typing challenge. Keying these in character by character is not only tedious, it's also prone to error. Learn how to use basic code completion in this episode. More code, less typing!

Xcode 4 has improved support for code snippets. In this episode, we use some of the pre-defined snippets to generate common chunks of code.

The pre-defined code snippets in Xcode 4 are a good start, but you know you want to create your own custom snippets. Learn how in this episode!

Xcode 4 leverages the new LLVM compiler to point out potential problems in our code as we're typing, and can even fix those problems. This episode shows you the shortcuts to get 'er done!