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Chance Allred
Courses Plus Student 43 PointsWhat about windows users?
I use windows and would like to be able to program objective C. I just began watching the videos in the IOS development and noticed he uses x-code, a mac based program. What is a windows user like myself supposed to use if I can't use xcode?
3 Answers
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointsif you want to develop iOS apps, you will need a mac. You can use a service such as MacInCloud if you dont want to buy a mac. There may be some other windows alternatives for c/objective c compilers like Cygwin but ultimately if you want to make an app, you need a mac.
Chance Allred
Courses Plus Student 43 PointsOkay thank you for your answer. Looks like I better start saving some dough.
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointshere that may have other solutions. If I were in your situation and were serious about developing for iOS i would get mac mini, maybe even a used/refurbished one.
James Barnett
39,199 PointsApple isn't in the market of catering to Windows users. Stone Preston linked to some good alternatives as well.
Valery Kukatov
6,996 PointsValery Kukatov
6,996 PointsIf you are going to actually get a Mac though, I read that if you are going to use it as your main coding machine, you will want at least 8 gigs of ram. That will mostly apply to the ones that actually will run multiple things at once like server and database and whatever else your heart desires. I've been looking at Macs myself in order to get into the apple store market, but until I learn to code I see no reason to enter that market, plus the Visual Studio 2013 for Windows Phone and OS looks and works amazing, compare to other editors. Similar to X-code it is available only on Windows.