At the WWDC26 Platforms State of the Union developer keynote, we mentioned that the TrueType font hinting engine had been rewritten in Swift, for speed and memory safety. This article goes into considerable detail on "what" and "how": swift.org/blog/migrating-tru…
New for Apple developers: Foundation Models support for Claude lets developers use Apple's Foundation Models framework to call Claude for multi-step reasoning, code generation, and longer context.
One of my personal favorite features announced at WWDC will I suspect be a sleeper hit: container machines, allowing your Mac to run a lightweight, persistent Linux environment with your home directory and repos automatically mounted: github.com/apple/container/b…
Did Apple just kill every iOS vibe coding app?
Apple just dropped Xcode 26.3 with agentic coding.
Claude Code Codex are now built into Xcode.
And with MCP support.
Xcode 26.3 with Claude Agent & Codex hits the Mac App Store today! With advanced reasoning capabilities in Xcode, you can streamline workflows and build faster. And MCP support lets you easily connect other compatible agents.
ALT MacBook Pro screen with Xcode open to a project titled “Landmarks.” A pop-up shows Intelligence settings, and iPhone 17 Pro preview to the right displays the Landmark Split View app.
Xcode 26.3 with Claude Agent & Codex hits the Mac App Store today! With advanced reasoning capabilities in Xcode, you can streamline workflows and build faster. And MCP support lets you easily connect other compatible agents.
ALT MacBook Pro screen with Xcode open to a project titled “Landmarks.” A pop-up shows Intelligence settings, and iPhone 17 Pro preview to the right displays the Landmark Split View app.
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Thoughts on Xcode's 26.3's agentic coding:
- How to get skills working
- Use Xcode's MCP with other tools
- Impressions
Check it out: swiftjectivec.com/Agentic-Co…
using the new Xcode 26.3's agentic coding to build some interesting things 👀 Finally, we have agents living in Xcode that can ACTUALLY perform meaningful tasks, utilize MCPs, iteratively build, take screenshots, test and code - hype.
I showed my 12-year-old daughter how to chat to Claude using Xcode's Coding Assistant tab, and she spent the next two weeks building a game. It's out now on the App Store, and she's feeling very proud of herself ✨ apps.apple.com/gb/app/scramb…
Major update for Xcode 26, with agentic coding support using MCP. You can download the release candidate of Xcode 26.3 now! macstories.net/news/apples-x…
Perhaps you've thought "I should learn SwiftUI", but have never known where to start? If so, then block out February 10th in your calendar. In one day, we'll teach you how to build great apps with SwiftUI: developer.apple.com/events/v…
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