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Dev tools · September 16, 2015

Xcode 7.0

Swift 2 and SDKs for iOS 9, watchOS 2, and OS X 10.11

Xcode 7.0 launched on September 16, 2015 with 280 votes, #47 of 3,463 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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In plain words

Xcode 7.0 is Apple's integrated development environment for creating applications across iOS 9, watchOS 2, and OS X 10.11 using Swift 2. Designed for developers, it provides coding and debugging tools in a single application. The software requires significant storage space and includes automatic updates that can be time-consuming.

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Download Xcode by Apple on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Xcode.

It works more or less as expected and you can type in it. That's pretty much where the pros end. There are two main problems that I have with this application. First off is the file size. It's insanely large for a program that can easily be replaced by text edit or notepad. It's almost 7GB and is the 4th largest application on my system - larger than most games. The other problem is the constant updating and the way they work. Updating is great for most things. However, this program automatically updates at the worst times and it usually takes forever to do so. Like I can be on my MacBook for hours, but if I go to use Xcode suddenly it has to update and can't be used while updating. If my…from apps.apple.com

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