If you're frustrated by slow downloads of Xcode updates, here's a way to get them from Apple directly to your Mac as quickly as possible.

With the new policy change, customers can theoretically download the application code from the open-source tree and build it locally. Then, they can use Xcode to run it on their device.

Xcode is a large file that can take a long time to download from Apple's servers in China, leading some developers to download Xcode from unofficial sources.

Apple on Tuesday issued a notice to developers, informing them how they can make sure their copy of Xcode is legitimate — a precaution necessitated by the appearance of malware on the iOS App ...

After having spent a bit of time with Xcode 4, I am strongly considering going back to the old version. Here are just a few of the reasons Xcode 4 may end up being the Windows Vista of Apple IDEs.