Speeding up UIKit-based app development with Xcode Previews
summary
How to speed up UIKit-based iOS app UI development using Xcode Previews introduced in Xcode 11. It explains how Xcode Preview shows view renderings for different states (device sizes, dark mode, Dynamic Type) directly in the editor so you don’t need to repeatedly launch the iOS Simulator, and describes using Previews not just for SwiftUI but for UIKit views as well.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Xcode Previews for UIKit
- 2:31UIKit dev workflow challenges
- 3:36Implementing UIKit view previews
- 5:45MelPay preview examples
- 7:12Previews vs simulator
- 9:28Advanced preview debugging
- 10:14Adding previews to UIKit projects
- 12:53iOS 13 preview compatibility
- 14:43Preview workflow in large apps
- 15:03How Xcode Previews work
- 18:21Pinning and dynamic updates
- 19:23Summary
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