When I new project is initiated in XCode 16 beta 3, an overall folder is created to contain all the generated content in the Navigator pane . In past XCode version, this main container (under the project name) has always been generated as a group. Is this change by design or a bug? The issue this creates is that the files and folders in this overall Folder can not be repositioned - they remain in ascending alphabetical order. I must convert this initial Folder into a Group by right clicking on the folder name and selecting "Convert to group" which converts the folder to a group. I am then able to reposition files, groups and folders within this group. I don't see anywhere in the XCode documentation where this change in behavior is mentioned.
Anyone else having this same issue. I never have understood the difference or use cases for groups vs folders in the xcode Navigator pane.
We chose to use folders rather than groups for new projects because they can substantially reduce the changes needed to a project when adding and changing source files, since by using folders every source file doesn’t need a direct reference from the project file, and this is how most other environments work these days.
You can always convert the folder to a group if you’d prefer to manage the references to files in your project yourself.