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This book offers a practical guide to using Cursor and VS Code Copilot in your daily Swift and SwiftUI workflows.

• Includes ready-to-use scripts for creating Xcode projects

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• Chat about anything related to Cursor, VS Code Copilot and iOS development (Beta)

This book is for:

• iOS and Apple platform developers are looking for ways to improve their workflow with AI assistance and reduce friction.
  

Table of Contents

- Prologue

- Privacy and Security

- Getting Started with Cursor

• Installing Cursor on macOS
• Getting Started with GitHub Copilot in VS Code
• Downloading and Installing Visual Studio Code
• Setting Up GitHub Copilot
• Install the GitHub Copilot Extension
• Managing Your GitHub Copilot Subscription
• Xcode Midnight Theme
• Tips for Prompting
• Designing Prompts
• Using Action Verbs
• System Prompt

- Cursor Tab

• Cursor Tab & External Package
• How Cursor Tab Works
• The Future of Cursor Tab
• Predicting the Next Action
• Surface Information When You Need It

• Perfect Edits with Large-Scale Inference

- Edit for Code Generation

• How it Works
• Example of Using Edit
• Quickly Change Models

- Cursor Chat

• How It Works
• Using Chat to Learn a New Framework
  • Using Chat
  • Initial Code
  • Adding Test Audio
  • Improved Code Suggestions
  • First Build
  • Improving with Speech Recognition
  • Extending to macOS

- Basic Example of Using Composer

• Getting Started
• Using Composer

- Debug with AI

• Getting Started
• When to Rely on AI Suggestions

- Cursor and Rules for AI

• Global AI Rules in Cursor Settings
• Project-Specific Cursor Rules
• Setting Up
• Rules for AI vs. cursorrules File
• Understanding the System Prompt
• What Happens During a Conflict?
• Toggling .cursorrules Usage
• Tips on Cursor Rules
  • Define Your Project’s Specific Context
  • Use Chain-of-Thought Reasoning
  • Adapt the AI’s Tone and Style
• Cursor Rules Directory
  • Background and Context
  • Objectives of the Rule
  • Response Format
  • Why This Example is Effective

- Introducing SweetPad

• Autocompletion
• Autocomplete in Action
• Building and Running
• Setting Up Build and Run
• Keyboard Shortcuts for Build and Run
• Adding Task Termination to Avoid Conflicts
• Main Features of the “Build” Section
• Configuring Your Xcode Workspace
• Additional Build Settings
• Debugging
• Setting Up Debugging
• Breakpoints
• Running on Real Device
• Limitations of SweetPad’s Device Management
• Running Your App on a Physical Device
• Adding a New Device
• How SweetPad Uses devicectl
• Viewing Logs and Debugging from the Device
• Formatting
• Setting Up Code Formatting with swift-format
• Customizing the Formatter
• Handling Formatting Errors
• Choosing the Right Formatter
• Format on Save

- Starting with Hot Reloading

• Installing Inject
• Setting Up Inject
• How Inject Works
• Importing Inject
• Starting with InjectionNext
• Setting Up InjectionNext with SwiftUI
• Cursor Rules for Hot Reloading

- Moving Forward

- Introduction to Alex Sidebar for Xcode

• Overview
• Getting Started with Alex Sidebar