I'm returning to develop on XCode 3.2

**rocotilos** · 10-18-2011, 11:32 PM

Rants on.

Eversince 4.0, my Macbook becomes real slow esp when switching between XIB files and Codes.

My MAC is 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, with 1.5GB DDR2 SDRAM.

It makes my coding job real slow I hate it so much. So now I am returning to XCode 3.2. I'll use XCode 4 just to upload apps and final recompile only. LOL.

Ok, rants off.

Bertrand21 · 10-19-2011, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by rocotilos

Rants on.

Eversince 4.0, my Macbook becomes real slow esp when switching between XIB files and Codes.

My MAC is 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, with 1.5GB DDR2 SDRAM.

It makes my coding job real slow I hate it so much. So now I am returning to XCode 3.2. I'll use XCode 4 just to upload apps and final recompile only. LOL.

Ok, rants off.

I hear you. I just ordered 16GB ram for my iMac. Hopefully I see a speed up.

Meredi86 · 10-19-2011, 03:40 AM

I can see exactly what you mean, even on my Mac Pro (8-core Xeon) 4 is sluggish. But if i run 4 on anything above a core 2 duo i.e an i5 then its pretty darn fast. Maybe its just optimised that way.

Wish i had the funds for a few upgrades to my systems.

As For the RAM issue i have 6GB in my desktop and generally end up at around 1BG free at any point (thats a snapshot from now with 2 xCode projects, Safari, iTunes, simulator, mail and activity monitor open. And still i can have some sluggish moments. I loved my Mac Pro up until i started all this work, now for this kind of use it just feels a bit behind the times. Suppose i could see what i could sell it for, go for a new Mac pr - oo that would be sweet :P

**baja_yu** · 10-19-2011, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Bertrand21

I hear you. I just ordered 16GB ram for my iMac. Hopefully I see a speed up.

I think you will. I noticed a noticeable increase and much less harddrive caching when I upgraded from the standard 4 to 12GB.

vbovio · 10-19-2011, 12:46 PM

I feel your pain, xcode 4 is so slow and bloated..
I'm still using xcode 3 for everything, including uploading apps. KISS.

cacao · 10-19-2011, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by vbovio

I feel your pain, xcode 4 is so slow and bloated..
I'm still using xcode 3 for everything, including uploading apps. KISS.

the problem is when you need to work with iOS 5 SDK, you'll have to use xcode 4 then...

dacapo · 10-19-2011, 04:02 PM

After dealing with Xcode 4.2, this is my current solution.

I've got both Xcode 4.2 and Xcode 3.2.6 installed on my SL MBP.

When I develop, I do everything on Xcode 3.2.6.
When I test out my app for iOS5, etc I then use Xcode 4.2 and upload it from there.

I suppose I'll get more and more used to Xcode 4.2 over time, and hopefully they'll make some updates in the near future, but in the meantime, this is a method that works for me.

The only slightly annoying thing is that when I'm working on multiple projects, I used to just double-click on my xcodeproj file from Finder, but now, I have to make sure to open up Xcode 3.2.6 first and then open up the project from there. Small price to pay for the flexibility I need and the ability to whip through familiar developmental tasks on Xcode 3.2.6.

vbovio · 10-19-2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cacao

the problem is when you need to work with iOS 5 SDK, you'll have to use xcode 4 then...

I write games, mostly C++ OpenGL apps with very little SDK usage, therefore I target the lowest possible iOS which is 3.0

BrianSlick · 10-19-2011, 04:55 PM

Man, only 1.5GB of RAM? I bought a new laptop just so I could get beyond 4GB.

8GB RAM + SSD = something approaching acceptable performance for Xcode 4.

I'm not really having RAM issues anymore, but I can't tell you the number of times I see 120%+ CPU devoted to Xcode. And this is an i7!

I will say that 4.2 seems to be addressing most of my issues. My code completion and syntax coloring have only failed once since upgrading.

**rocotilos** · 10-20-2011, 12:50 PM

Yeah... 1.5GB RAM... slow coach.

I wanted to upgrade, but a friend did so (he upgraded to a total of 4GB), and 1 month later his power supply pack is fried. So, I am scared to upgrade.. lol. I mean, additional RAM = more current = Power consumption increased = supply pack suddenly has to work harder after 4 years.... Bzzzzttt! (my guess only).

Anyway, I think I will get an iMac soon. I hate the small space in my Macbook.. scroll much?