Is Xcode 4 preview 2 stable enough to be used for development?

Question

Is the preview of Xcode 4 stable enough to be used for development?

Since there is no final version, this stream can be ignored.

Answer 1

From what I saw recently, it is rather unstable. It was hard to use it more than a couple of minutes before it crashed. Of course, I will not use it in a real project.

Answer 2

If you can fail 2-3 times a day. Some features, such as the Version control, and the use of the help view seem especially difficult. I really like it, but it's hard for me to work with him in the current form

Answer 3

I find this unstable. I was hoping I could use it, but had to go back to xcode 3. I had some hard bugs in the interface builder, which meant it was unusable.

Answer 4

Depending on your needs.

If you need to download programs for the App Store as quickly as possible, then Xcode 3.2 will still be the most efficient use of time.

If you get a lot of new things from new features like static analyzer and SCM updates (for example, git is integrated), and you can afford to go a little slower (crash, learn new design and layout), Xcode 4 is great.

I spend time studying Xcode 4 because I am delighted with new tools and don't have massive time / money. I see this as an investment in my developer skills.

It is stable enough for development, but not for production environments: my own personal projects are executed in Xcode 4, but at work we use Xcode 3.2 to develop iPhone applications for clients.

Answer 5

I downloaded it and I had no problems before I tried to create the archive. My project includes the RestKit library, and xCode has a specific problem with linking static libraries. This is a BIG problem since you cannot publish your application in the store or ad-hoc.