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Xcode vs Visual Studio - Mostly Used Feature Comparison

In this post, I will try demonstrate mostly used menus and functions of the most famous two Integrated Development Environments (IDE) of Microsoft and Apple... namely Visual Studio and Xcode respectively. Versions of the IDEs used in this post is Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and Xcode 8.2.1. What you will find here is mostly used features like Auto Indent, Comment out, Uncomment, Debugging shortcuts, Attaching to a process etc. in a comparative manner. In other words, these features are demonstrated by using both Xcode and Visual Studio one by one.

If you have already been using one of these IDEs, you will switch and adapt to the other IDE easily thanks to this article.
1- Auto Indent

Xcode:
  • Select the text
  • Right click on the selected text
  • Click on "Structure -> Re-Indent". (Control + I)



VS:

  • Select the text
  • Click on "Edit -> Advanced -> Format Selection"

  • If you want to Auto-Indent all document (not only small portion of it), click on "Edit -> Advanced -> Format Document"

2- Comment out

 Xcode:
  • Select the text
  • Click from the top menu "Editor -> Structure -> Comment Selection"
VS:

  • Select the code portion to be commented out
  • [Using toolbar icon] Click on the shown button on toolbar as shown in the below figure

OR!!
  • [Using menu options] "Edit -> Advanced -> Comment Selection"

3- Uncomment Selected Lines

 XCode:
  • Select the code portion to be uncommented out
  • Click on "Editor -> Structure -> Uncomment Selection"

VS:
  • Select the code portion to be uncommented out
  • [Using toolbar icon] Click on the shown button on toolbar as shown in the below figure

  • [Using menu options] Click on "Edit -> Advanced -> Uncomment Selection"




4- Go to Definition of a Variable/Function/Property

 Xcode:

 Right click on the variable/function/property and click on "Jump to Definition" in the menu.



 VS:

Right click on the variable/function/property and click on "Go to Definition" in the menu.







5- Navigating Back and Forward between documents

Xcode:

Use highlighted navigation buttons (left and right arrows) to navigate in files back and forward.




VS:

Use highlighted navigation buttons (left and right arrows) to navigate in files back and forward.






6- Run

Xcode:

  • [Using menu options] "Product -> Run" 




  • [Using toolbar icon]   Click on the highlighted button.






VS:

  • [Using menu options] "Debug -> Start Debugging"




  • [Using toolbar icon] Click on the highlighted button "Start" 







7- Debugging Shortcuts

Xcode:

  • Start Debugging (Run): Command + R
  • Step Over: F6
  • Step Into: F7
  • Step Out: F8
  • Toggle breakpoint: Command + \
  • Build: Command + B



VS:

  • Start Debugging : F5
  • Step Over: F10
  • Step Into: F11
  • Step Out: 
  • Toggle breakpoint: F9
  • Build Solution: F6



8- Attaching to a Process

Xcode:
  • Click on "Debug -> Attach to Process" 
  • Select the process that you want to attach. 





VS:
  • Click on "Debug -> Attach to Process..."
  • Select the process you want to attach and then click to "Attach"







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