This document provides a summary of tools that an iOS developer uses to write code, commit code to repositories, document code, test and debug code, localize code, and more. It discusses Xcode, iOS Simulator, Instruments, GitHub, Dash, Pixelmator, Charles, and over 30 other tools. The document recommends checking tool bundles and promotions to save money on tools and looking at various developer blogs and websites to stay informed and accelerate productivity.

1. iOS developer toolbox
Samuel Défago,
le studio
2013

2. [me describe];
• iOS
developer at
• Twitter
• e-mail
• Blog
le studio
: @defagos
: defagos (at) gmail (dot) com
: http://subjective-objective-c.blogspot.com/
• Open-source
: https://github.com/defagos

3. [talk goals];
• Share
which tools I regularly use
• Increase
your productivity
• Provide
an overview, not detailed instruction manuals

4. [tools actions];
• Share
• Use
: Show your tools to the world
: Play with your tools and have fun
• Learn
: Discover how your tools work
• Compare
• Pay
: Tools you don’t know yet can be great
: Time is money, do not reinvent the wheel

5. [tools buy];
• Buy
when you need, upgrade when you must
• Look
out for bundles (http://www.squidoo.com/currentmac-bundles)
• Look
out for promotions, especially during WWDC (https://
itunes.apple.com/ch/app/store-news/id416323139?mt=12)

6. [developer writeCode];
Tools to write stuff

7. Xcode
https://developer.apple.com
free

8. [Xcode tips];
• ⌘⇧O
: Open quickly
•⌥
+ key / click : Open in
assistant
• ⌃⌘E
• ⌘0
: Edit all in scope
: Toggle left panel
• ⌘⇧0
: Toggle right panel
• ⌘1
- 8 : Navigate left
panel
• ⌘⇧Y
panel
: Toggle bottom
po [[UIWindow keyWindow] recursiveDescription]

9. [Xcode pluginsAndTools];
• Alcatraz
(https://github.com/mneorr/Alcatraz)
• OMColorSense
Xcode
• KSImageNamed
(https://github.com/omz/ColorSense-for-
(https://github.com/ksuther/
KSImageNamed-Xcode)

10. iOS simulator
https://developer.apple.com
free

11. [iOSSimulator tips];
• ⌘T
: Toggle slow animations (previously 3 x ⇧ in a row)
• ⌘⇧M
: Simulate memory warning
• ⌘Y
: Toggle in-call status bar
• Color
misaligned images : Identify blurry views
• Color
blended layers : Locate potential performance issues
• SimPholders
(http://www.simpholders.com, free)

12. Instruments
https://developer.apple.com
free

13. [Instruments tips];
• Allocations
• ⌘⇧E
•
Record reference counts
: Stack trace (double-click for source code)
Use filters to restrict data set (e.g. only
ViewController)
• Call
tree settings : Invert call tree & Hide system libraries

14. [QuickLook plugins];
• Text
files (http://whomwah.github.io/qlstephen/)
• App
& provisioning profile info (http://ipaql.kfinteractive.com/)
• Source
code files (https://code.google.com/p/qlcolorcode/)

15. CocoaPods
http://cocoapods.org/
free

16. CodeRunner
http://krillapps.com/coderunner/
9.99 $

17. Patterns
http://krillapps.com/patterns/
2.99 $

18. Kaleidoscope
http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/
69.99 $

19. UncrustifyX
https://github.com/ryanmaxwell/UncrustifyX
https://github.com/benoitsan/BBUncrustifyPlugin-Xcode
free

20. moarfonts
http://pitaya.ch/moarfonts/
10 $

21. FontForge
http://fontforge.org/
(brew update; brew install fontforge)
free

22. UnicodeChecker
http://earthlingsoft.net/UnicodeChecker/
free

23. [developer commit];
Remember your stuff

24. GitHub (git)
https://github.com/
free
(public repos)

25. Bitbucket (git + hg)
https://bitbucket.org/
free

26. SourceTree (git[flow] + hg)
http://sourcetreeapp.com/
free

27. Cornerstone (SVN)
http://www.zennaware.com
59 $

28. [developer document];
Read and write about stuff

29. Dash
http://kapeli.com/dash
https://github.com/omz/Dash-Plugin-for-Xcode
19.99 $

30. Appledoc
https://github.com/tomaz/appledoc
(pre-generated docsets : http://cocoadocs.org)
free

31. [developer hack];
Ph1||D 4B0U7 |-|1DD3|| $7UPhPh

32. iExplorer
http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/
34.99 $

33. Hopper
http://www.hopperapp.com/
59 $

34. Hex Fiend
http://ridiculousfish.com/hexfiend/
free

35. Synalyze It!
http://www.synalysis.net/
49.99 $

36. [shell run];
• class-dump
• otool
• nm
• plutil
• strings
(https://github.com/nygard/class-dump)

37. Pacifist
http://www.charlessoft.com/
20 $

38. [developer paint];
Draw stuff

39. Pixelmator
http://www.pixelmator.com/
29.99 $

40. Sketch
http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch/
49.99 $

41. Xscope
http://xscopeapp.com
29.99 $

42. iOS Artwork Extractor
https://github.com/0xced/iOS-Artwork-Extractor
free

43. ResourceHelper
http://hiddenmemory.co.uk/resourcehelper/
19.99 $

44. Slender
http://dragonforged.com/slender/
24.99 $

45. [developer localize];
Translate stuff

46. Linguan
http://www.cocoanetics.com/apps/linguan/
18.99 $

47. System Strings
http://oleganza.com/systemstrings.html
1.99 $

48. [developer sendAndRecv];
Play with network stuff

49. Charles
http://www.charlesproxy.com/
50 $

50. Postman
http://www.getpostman.com/
free

51. Network Link Conditioner
https://developer.apple.com
free

52. [developer data];
Clean and store your stuff

53. mogenerator
http://rentzsch.github.io/mogenerator/
free

54. Navicat Premium Essentials
http://www.navicat.com/
29.99 $

55. Core Data Editor
http://thermal-core.com/CoreDataEditor/
29.99 $

56. Strip HTML
http://www.apimac.com/mac/htmlstripper/
19.99 $

57. Clean Text
http://www.apimac.com/mac/cleantext/
19.99 $

58. Cocoa JSON Editor
http://www.cocoajsoneditor.com/
3.99 $

59. [developer browse];
Discover stuff

60. [websites recommend];
• Mike Ash
• Greg
(http://www.mikeash.com/pyblog/)
Parker (http://www.sealiesoftware.com/blog/)
• Landon
Fuller (http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/)
• Mattt Thompson
• Ray Wenderlich
• Ole
(http://nshipster.com/)
(http://www.raywenderlich.com/)
Begemann (http://oleb.net/blog/)
• Dave Verwer
(http://iosdevweekly.com/)

61. [developer accelerate];
Produce more stuff in less time

62. SSD
Hardware store
~400 $

63. 1Password
https://agilebits.com/onepassword
49.99 $

64. Launchbar
http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html
24 €

65. Path Finder
http://www.cocoatech.com/pathfinder/
39.95 $

66. Sublime Text
http://www.sublimetext.com/
70 $

67. A Better Finder Rename
http://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/
19.95 $

68. Timing
http://timingapp.com/
9.99 $

69. [talk goodbye];
• Thanks
for your attention!
• Remarks?
• Questions?