What's New With Git Support in Xcode 9

What's New With Git Support in Xcode 9

Apple’s latest IDE version, Xcode 9, is being released along with iOS 11 this September. And it's a huge update! Fans of Git for source control management (SCM) are big winners in this upcoming release.

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All this has changed in Xcode 9. Apple no longer sees SCM as secondary, but instead has opted for tight integration with GitHub, and has collaborated with GitHub closely for Xcode 9. 

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In order to make use of Xcode's new SCM features, you will need to: 

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Let' see how seamlessly you can browse existing public GitHub repositories, right from within Xcode. Open up the Xcode welcome screen if it isn’t already showing by going to Window > Welcome to Xcode

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Rather than pulling the project repo from Xcode, another really nifty feature is that you can open a GitHub repo in your browser and select Clone or download and you will see a new button labeled Open in Xcode

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Our project should now be set up locally, and your .xcworkspace should be open in Xcode with all the files in your project. 

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Xcode will then ask you to give the repository a name and select an account for it to be associated with.

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