Deconstructing Xcode with xTool with Kabir Oberai

Kabir Oberai joins us to talk about xTool, Cross-platform Xcode replacement and how Xcode works under the hood to build apps.

Guest

• Kabir Oberai
• Kabir Oberai (@kabiroberai@mastodon.social) - Mastodon
• https://x.com/kabiroberai

Announcements

• macOS Virtual Machine App for Developers - Bushel
• SyntaxKit - More Friendly SwiftSyntax API
• Post Show Discussion with Kabir on Patreon
• BrightDigit Newsletter

Related Links

• xtool | Documentation
• xtool-org/xtool: Cross-platform Xcode replacement. Build and deploy iOS apps with SwiftPM on Linux, Windows, macOS.
• cirruslabs/tart: macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon to use in CI and other automations
• kabiroberai/node-swift: Create Node modules in Swift
• Kabir Oberai - Batteries Not Included: Beyond Xcode - YouTube

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Credits

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

• (00:00) - Introduction and Announcements
• (00:53) - Kabir Oberai and WWDC
• (06:20) - What is xTool
• (19:48) - Mastering iOS App Signing
• (35:57) - Future Plans and Community Contributions

• Steven Lipton