Xcode

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Xcode (formerly Project Builder), is an integrated development environment (IDE) developed by Apple Computer and bundled with Mac OS X as of Mac OS X 10.3, Panther (Project Builder was bundled with previous versions).

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Languages

Xcode supports development in a number of languages, including:

Versions

Major versions of Xcode are as follows:

Xcode 1.0

The initial release of Xcode, first introduced on 24 October 2003, along with Panther.

Xcode 1.5

Xcode 1.5 was released in August 2004, and featured dead code stripping, speed improvements to GCC, code completion for Java and AppleScript, and enhanced debugger and more. This version had several bugs that were fixed in a minor update released in November 2004.

Xcode 2.0

Xcode 2.0 was released on 29 April 2005 along with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). It included a new version of GCC, visual modelling and design features, integrated documentation and more.

Xcode 2.1

Xcode 2.1 was released at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2005 and supports, among other things, the creation of universal binaries, which run natively on both PowerPC and Intel architectures.

Xcode 2.2

Xcode 2.2 (released November 2005) had several bug fixes and added more support for universal binaries.

Xcode 2.3

Xcode 2.3 was released on May 23 2006 and featured stability and performance enhancements.

Xcode 2.4

Xcode 2.4 was released on August 7 2006, coinciding with WWDC 2006. It includes stability improvements and adds support for 64-bit Intel based Macs.

Xcode 3.0

Xcode 3.0 was announced on August 7 2006 and will be bundled with Leopard. See Apple's preview for more information.


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