Can we use both Xcode 10.2.1 and Xcode 11 beta in new macOS Catalina 10.15 beta

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Currently I'm using macOS 10.14.5 and Xcode 10.2.1, the stable versions which Apple released. I'm wondering to install new macOS Catalina 10.15 beta and Xcode 11 beta for my Mac. But I want to keep both Xcode versions (Xcode 10.2.1 and Xcode 11 beta) because I'm doing updates for my apps every week which is currently in the App Store.

  • If I upgrade the macOS to beta, would that be a problem for me to do updates for my apps in App Store?
  • And is it possible to keep both Xcode versions in Catalina?
  • And if I accidentally opened the project in Xcode beta, then would that be a problem when I open it in Xcode 10.2.1?
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1 Answers

1.
You shouldn't install the beta version of Catalina as the main OS on your work machine. One of many reasons for this is that you'll not be able to submit updates for your existing apps from a beta OS.

You can however easily install Catalina on a different APFS Volume. Create the new volume in Disk Utility, and then go through the install process for Catalina. It will ask you which volume you want to install on.

2.
You can easily have two versions of Xcode installed. Just make sure they're named differently.

3.
If you do accidentally open a project with Xcode 11, then just don't commit the changes that Xcode 11 will have made, and reset relevant files in source control.

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