Xcode 27 expands agentic coding toolset with Gemini integration

Xcode 27 will let developers natively use Google Gemini, in addition to Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, to plan, write, and review code.
Ars Technica

In Xcode 26, Apple shows first signs of offering ChatGPT alternatives

I wonder how this might affect the negative impact on coding efficiency well structured studies have shown AI "assistance" has. Perhaps someone will come up with an LLM that really increases ...
GitHub

A macOS app that makes Xcode instantly build again when Xcode says “Build again to continue” - and other similar fixes that we shouldn't have to care about.

When XcodeTweaks detects the error... Xcode Tweaks will instantly... Build again to continue Build, Test or Launch your project again contains multiple references ...
GitHub

AppleScript-compatible AppleEvents for Swift

AEthereal constructs, sends, and receives replies from AppleScript-compatible AppleEvents. "AppleScript-compatible" means that the entire standard AppleEvent Object Model (object and insertion ...
Engadget

Mac Automation: Using variables in Automator

Last week I showed you how to use Automator to make a workflow that took photos from your Mac with an iSight and sent them to your Apple TV. That how-to featured one way of using a variable in ...