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Can you develop for iOS on a Surface?
by jawilson2 8y ago
Can you develop for iOS on a Surface?
- jaxondu 8y agoBy running virtual desktop using MacInCloud, MacStadium, HostMyApple, Xcode Club etc.
- nailer 8y agoNot for Swift/Objective C - you'll need a Mac device to run the simulator. I mainly used my Macbooks for Python, node.js, some C and bash. Edit: changed emulator to simulator (which is true, it's x64 iOS).
- jawilson2 8y agoSame here. My work provides us with Macs (I just got the touchbar one), and 90% of my time is spent in iTerm ssh'd into my linux work desktop with tmux. We had a choice of a ThinkPad, but it is just so goddamn hard to get used to a different trackpad after a mac.
- umanwizard 8y agoIt is a simulator, not an emulator.
- nickspacek 8y agoGood to point out that iOS developers want a good solid laptop. It is definitely the case though that there are developers who don't/won't do iOS development but want a solid, well-built laptop with good components, good support, and good drivers. I have no idea if the Surface laptops fit that bill, but I assume they have lots of support from Microsoft. I've been running a ZBook G3 with Debian 9 and have been having a pretty good experience so far. The laptop feels pretty good but I'm sure a MacBook Pro would be a step up in terms of hardware quality.
- figers 8y agoI have a MacOS vm running on my new surface pro 2017, I really wanted built in LTE and a detachable keyboard for reading articles, docs, email, etc XCode even connects over WiFi to my iPhone when both are on the same network, but I did have to jump through a few hoops to get it all working
- evanslify 8y agoDoes anything works correctly? e.g. buiilding with xcode?
- orbitingpluto 8y agoWhat's your best online resource for figuring out how to do and, more importantly, maintain that?