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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Functional Programming in C Conditionals - If-Else

Posted by Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
4,119 Points

Joining ADC

Is Joining ADC to download Xcode necessary? I have a book, Xcode 3 Unleashed; 2009 Pearson Education Inc. Anderson, Fritz It states: you must join ADC to download Xcode; and gives this link: http://developer.apple.com I did not do this - just followed the video instructions. But I did have to enter my credentials to run the code in Xcode. Has anyone else had this experience?

2 Answers

Patrick Cooney
Patrick Cooney
12,216 Points
Patrick Cooney
Patrick Cooney
12,216 Points

I could be wrong but I think when you entered your credentials it was to allow the computer to be used as a "developer" machine. You no longer have to have a developer account to download Xcode. you get it from the app store. Also, I would recommend you don't use the book and stick to the videos. Objective-C has come a long way since 2009 and a lot of it wont be best practices anymore.

Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
4,119 Points
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
4,119 Points

As you suggested I'm finding the book a little dated. Thanks. Being new to all this I wasn't expecting to use my credentials in order to run Xcode.