Can I use AppCode while others use Xcode in my team?

Question

In my company we are 5 and all of us use Xcode. I would like try AppCode. Apart from adding .idea to my ignore git list, is there anything else I should do? Is it possible to have conflicts or incompatibilities if some people use Xcode and others use AppCode? Thanks.

Answer 1

I'm not aware of any inherent conflicts developing in a mixed-IDE environment--I've worked on projects where teammates are using AppCode while I use Xcode, and everything Just Works™. As you say, keep the .gitignore file up to date, and as always, be prepared for conflicts in your project.pbxproj file--that's a problem regardless of which IDE you're using.

Also be aware that you'll have to drop back to Xcode for some tasks that AppCode doesn't support, like Interface Builder, but if you're OK with that, it shouldn't be an issue.