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Exploring AI-Assisted Coding for iOS Development

Everything AI Assistance with Xcode

Overview

This book offers a practical guide to using Cursor and VS Code Copilot in your daily Swift and SwiftUI workflows.

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Highlights

  • Includes ready-to-use scripts for creating Xcode projects
  • Xcursor: CustomGPT
  • Chat about anything related to Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and iOS development

Who Is This Book For?

This book is designed for:

  • iOS and Apple platform developers looking for ways to improve their workflow with AI assistance and reduce friction.

Table of Contents

Privacy and Security

Getting Started with Cursor

  • Installing Cursor on macOS
  • Getting Started with GitHub Copilot in VS Code
  • Downloading and Installing Visual Studio Code
  • Setting Up GitHub Copilot
  • Install the GitHub Copilot Extension
  • Managing Your GitHub Copilot Subscription
  • Xcode Midnight Theme

Tips for Prompting

  • Designing Prompts
  • Using Action Verbs
  • System Prompt

Version Control

  • Keyboard Shortcuts for Version Control
  • Using AI to Generate Commit Messages
  • Moving Forward

Cursor Tab

  • Cursor Tab & External Package
  • How Cursor Tab Works
  • The Future of Cursor Tab
  • Predicting the Next Action
  • Surface Information When You Need It
  • Perfect Edits with Large-Scale Inference

Edit for Code Generation

  • How it Works
  • Example of Using Edit

Cursor Chat

  • How It Works
  • Using Chat to Learn a New Framework
    • Getting Started
    • Using Chat
    • Initial Code
    • Adding Test Audio
    • Improved Code Suggestions
    • First Build
    • Improving with Speech Recognition
    • Extending to macOS

Basic Example of Using Composer

  • Getting Started
  • Using Composer

Debug with AI

  • Getting Started
  • When to Rely on AI Suggestions

Cursor and Rules for AI

  • Global AI Rules in Cursor Settings
  • Project-Specific Cursor Rules
    • Setting Up
    • Rules for AI vs. cursorrules File
    • Understanding the System Prompt
    • What Happens During a Conflict?
    • Toggling .cursorrules Usage
  • Tips on Cursor Rules
    • Define Your Project’s Specific Context
    • Use Chain-of-Thought Reasoning
    • Adapt the AI’s Tone and Style
  • Cursor Rules Directory
    • Background and Context
    • Objectives of the Rule
    • Response Format
    • Why This Example is Effective

Introducing SweetPad

  • Autocompletion
    • Autocomplete in Action
  • Building and Running
    • Setting Up Build and Run
    • Keyboard Shortcuts for Build and Run
    • Adding Task Termination to Avoid Conflicts
    • Main Features of the “Build” Section
    • Configuring Your Xcode Workspace
    • Additional Build Settings
  • Debugging
    • Setting Up Debugging
    • Breakpoints
  • Running on Real Device
    • Limitations of SweetPad’s Device Management
    • Running Your App on a Physical Device
    • Adding a New Device
    • How SweetPad Uses devicectl
    • Viewing Logs and Debugging from the Device
  • Formatting
    • Setting Up Code Formatting with swift-format
    • Customizing the Formatter
    • Handling Formatting Errors
    • Choosing the Right Formatter
    • Format on Save

Starting with Hot Reloading

  • Installing Inject
  • Setting Up Inject
  • How Inject Works
  • Importing Inject
  • Starting with InjectionNext
    • Setting Up InjectionNext with SwiftUI
  • Cursor Rules for Hot Reloading

Moving Forward

Introduction to Alex Sidebar for Xcode

  • Overview
  • Getting Started with Alex Sidebar