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iOS

Posted by Isaac Hong
Isaac Hong
115 Points

Swift on windows

Is there a way to write swift code for ios Development on a Windows PC ?

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hi Issac,

The easy answer is no.
While Swift is open-source now, Xcode is the only true IDE for writing Swift Code. There are some hacks on how you can mimic Swift development using VMs or Cloud Macs, but as Thomas says in his Answer, if you want to focus on iOS development, you're eventually going to need to buy a Mac, sorry.

:) :dizzy: