Xcode 4

Xcode 4 was released during those few months I was idle — it's to my advantage, I suppose, that I haven't spent so much time using Xcode 3 that I've developed habits that will make it difficult to adjust to this new way of working. But I'm still new at this, still very much reliant on step-by-step instructions, and when those steps are different, it can be kinda frustrating.

And there's not really a manual — not one that I've been able to find, anyway. There's a "Transition Guide" (and I have that) but it's not much of a guide for the beginner. I found two books, but one is due out in about a month, and the other isn't expected 'till early next year. (It's like that with technology books, particularly in print. Difficult for them to stay current.)

I discovered one interesting feature only because I happened to read about it in a review: with Interface Builder now built-in (instead of a separate application), you can set up code and your NIB files in a split view, and drag from the NIB to the code to automagically create outlets and actions. Works great — but then you discover that when you add this stuff to your Header file, it's also adding it to your Implementation file when you weren't expecting that, which can be the cause of some confusion if you're just trying to follow directions.