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iOS Swift Basics (retired) Variables and Constants What is Swift?

Posted by Daniel Chisu
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Daniel Chisu
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,321 Points

Can I learn Swift on an iPad device instead?

just curious...

1 Answer

Ryan Duchene
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Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 Points
Ryan Duchene
Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 Points

Unfortunately, you cannot. For now, iOS development can only take place on Macs. Of course, it's still possible to watch videos; you just can't set up a development environment.

Daniel Chisu
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Daniel Chisu
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,321 Points

noted...thanks a lot Ryan! so i'll buy a MacBook Air then!

Robert Austen-Meek
Robert Austen-Meek
Courses Plus Student 310 Points

you can use the 'mac in the cloud' emulator to develop from a pc. costs about $20 per month. Google it.