{"id":19,"date":"2005-08-02T09:44:07","date_gmt":"2005-08-02T13:44:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-05-22T09:17:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T16:17:27","slug":"using-xcode-to-become-a-faster-programmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/using-xcode-to-become-a-faster-programmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Xcode to become a faster programmer"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can utilize some of Xcode’s cool features to become a faster Mac OS X programmer. Here are some things which you may not know:<\/p>\n

1. Use Code Completion (Code Sense). However, the default keyboard shortcut is lame. Go to the Xcode preferences, Key Bindings:<\/p>\n

\"Keybindingsinxcode\"<\/p>\n

and change the Code Sense Completion List<\/b> binding to be Ctrl-Space (I use Option-Space, but really<\/i> it is the ctrl-key, because I like to swap my ctrl and option keys):<\/p>\n

\"Xcodecodesensebinding\"<\/p>\n

While you are there, set the Code Sense Select Next Placeholder<\/b> to be Ctrl-\/ (that is control forward slash, and again, I have mine set to be option-\/ because I swap my keys):
\n\"Codesensenextcompletion\"<\/p>\n

2. Now that you have it properly setup, use it! Here is how you should be using it:<\/p>\n

You want to call a particular method in your current class (self). Type the first few characters:<\/p>\n

\"Usingcodesense1\"<\/p>\n

Hit Ctrl-Space to bring up the Code Sense window:<\/p>\n

\"Usingcodesense2\"<\/p>\n

Type a few more characters to narrow down what you want, and arrow key down to select the signature you want to use:<\/p>\n

\"Usingcodesense3\"<\/p>\n

Hit enter to add the template into your source code:<\/p>\n

\"Usingcodesense4\"<\/p>\n

Fill in the first parameter:<\/p>\n

\"Usingcodesense5\"<\/p>\n

Then, hit Ctrl-\/ to go the next completion item and highlight it:<\/p>\n

\"Usingcodesense6\"<\/p>\n

Repeat with more Ctrl-\/ commands until you are done.<\/p>\n

3. Congratulations! You are now a faster programmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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