[c0mpute]

On the other hand - I find its the other way.

Xcode is the most "diff" IDE from other IDEs. I like Swift but just dont like Objective-C. The build tools and ecosystem is too tightly tied (I like to switch between development machines without having to always be on a mac).

Java is definitely painful, but I suppose the bias I have here is that I have developed on it for several years.

The breath of fresh air so far has been React-native and i wish more things get ported over to JS (or like Expo kit).

[AJRF]

"i wish more things get ported over to JS" Please, please don't say this out loud. It might come true.

[c0mpute]

:-) - Strangely, I am looking forward to this. I think it just comes down to the fact that I am very comfortable with JS and node ecosystem and prefer that over all other mobile platforms atm. I also think maintaining one (almost ~80%) codebase for both platforms is a significant advantage.

[fish_fan]

Xcode is best for things like managing certs, not actually working in. The intellij version is pretty good; it integrates well with the build system and debugger.

I find it curious you bring up Expo as i've found that is the most opaque and user unfriendly IDE i've used in some time; i don't get why they don't just leverage VSCode and quality tooling over Yet Another Goddamn IDE.

[saagarjha]

Curiously, I feel the opposite way–Xcode's support for managing certificates is pretty awful (it's gotten better recently, but it still occasionally gives cryptic errors for no discernible reason). For actual programming, though, it works pretty well as long as it doesn't crash.

[c0mpute]

To clarify - Expo as a framework, and not XDE. I think they have made Expo eject a bit cumbersome but works with some wrangling. I like the the Expokit framework in general but don't want to be tied to the Expo's release chain.

[marksomnian]

If you mean XDE, it's not meant to replace VSCode or Sublime or anything. XDE just gives you buttons for common actions that you would normally do via the CLI.