what's new with xcode

At WWDC, Apple introduced several new features and improvements in Xcode. Here are some highlights:

Xcode 26: This version includes enhancements in code intelligence, debugging, and performance. Xcode now integrates large language models like ChatGPT for coding assistance, allowing you to ask questions about Swift and even make changes to your code. The editor tabs have been improved for better navigation, and a new search mode called Multiple Word Search has been introduced to find clusters of words in your project. What’s new in Xcode.
Xcode 16: This version brings updates in code completion, which now provides more thorough suggestions using an on-device coding model specifically trained for Swift and Apple SDKs. It also introduces explicit modules for improved build performance and diagnostics. The thread performance checker and new diagnostic logs in the organizer help improve app performance. What’s new in Xcode 16.
Optimizations: Xcode has been optimized to be 24% smaller, with faster loading performance and improved typing latency. Simulator runtimes no longer include Intel support by default, and the metal toolchain is downloaded only if needed.
Debugging and Performance: Xcode now follows execution into asynchronous functions in Swift tasks, making debugging Swift concurrency code easier. The debugger UI shows task IDs and provides easy-to-read representations of concurrency types.
Testing: UI testing has been upgraded with a new code generation system, and UI Automation Recording has been enhanced.

These updates aim to make app development more efficient and productive, providing developers with powerful tools to create innovative apps for Apple platforms.