Exploring the Xcode interface
In this section, we will take a tour of the Xcode interface. I’m assuming that you have used Xcode before, practicing your Swift skills, which means you have a good handle on many of the things here in the interface. However, there are a few new additions to accommodate SwiftUI.
When you first start up Xcode, you see the welcome screen. On the right is a list of recent projects, and on the left, there are buttons to start a new project, open an existing project, or clone one saved in a repository.
Figure 1.1: Xcode welcome screen
We will be using the first option, which is Create a new Xcode project, for all of our projects, so select that.
The next screen lets us choose options for the project:
Figure 1.2: Project options
Let’s look at these options:
- Product Name: This will be the name of the project. You should select a name that is directly related to what the project will...