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iOS

Posted by Gary James
Gary James
286 Points

IOS Development only on Macs?

I just read the bio if the IOS track and it says that IOS development is only on MACs. Is this true, is there a way around so I can do it on my PC?

3 Answers

Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

Hi Gary,

You might want to have a look at Can you download Xcode without a Mac? (and there are more threads in this forum, regarding this topic) but please trust me on this: You don't really want to develop for iOS without a Mac (at least if you want to have some fun while developing :) )

However please try the iOS Track and if you think iOS programming might something for you, a cheap and used Mac Mini for example will get the job done and you can use your Monitor, keyboard, mouse ... and perhaps you even fall in love with the Apple Hardware :-)

Gary James
Gary James
286 Points

Hi Holger,

Thank you for the answer, I have always wanted a mac book or something like that to go along with my PC but its a lot of money that I don't have spare, I really want to get into developing apps as it will help me with the Job I am in at the moment (and possibly make me a little bit of money on the side).

Brenden Konnagan
Brenden Konnagan
16,858 Points
Brenden Konnagan
Brenden Konnagan
16,858 Points

If you want to develop for the App Store you will be required to use XCode IDE for the development. XCode is a free tool available for download via the Mac App Store.

Adam Kelm
Adam Kelm
29,082 Points
Adam Kelm
Adam Kelm
29,082 Points

A Mac is a good investment if you want to get into many other kinds of development too. Since Windows isn't POSIX-based, it makes running command line software a little more difficult. And since most back-end servers are Linux systems, it's very nice using a system that uses the same terminology and commands, which Macs do.