Xcode 3 Change: Release is the Default Build Configuration

In Xcode 3 Apple changed the default build configuration from Debug to Release. This decision does not make much sense. Unless you're writing a simple program, you're going to want to debug your program when you start writing it. Wanting to debug your program means that you want the Debug build configuration, not the Release configuration.

When you create a project with Xcode 3, the first thing you will want to do is change the active build configuration from Release to Debug.