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iOS

Posted by Matthew Hillberg
Matthew Hillberg
722 Points

Objective C base Question.

Very new here, but i was wondering sense i don't have a Mac just a windows Desktop. But can i build iOS apps from c++. Or will have have to save up money to buy a Mac so i can use xcode?

1 Answer

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

If you have windows then you will not be able to develop for iOS easily. Xcode (the program he is using in the video) only runs on OS X, which will only run on Apple hardware without breaking the TOS. You could possibly get around this by using a VM (which might not be easy to get working, do a google search for how to run OSX on windows or something similar and you will find something) or a service such as MacInCloud.

You can still learn and write C code on windows pretty easily with IDE's like CodeBlocks or Visual Studio. Windows probably has a C compiler on there by default as well. you can probably even find a compiler for objective c to use. But you wont be able to actually develop an iPhone app.

If you want to get into mobile app development on windows without going through much hassle, take a look at the Android Track. Android development can be done easily on both windows and OS X.

Matthew Hillberg
Matthew Hillberg
722 Points

Will do, thank you for a fast reply :D