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I also have a question if someone could help me please, althought it might be a little off topic. Currently I am developing mobile apps (or at least trying to)

I also have a question if someone could help me please, althought it might be a little off topic. Currently I am developing mobile apps (or at least trying to) in Flutter, and I am using a Lenovo running Windows, and I love it, I cannot stand Linux or MacOS. The problem is, while I can make 1 codebase for Android and iOS on Windows, I still need XCode to deploy and test my app. So does anyone have any recommendations or advice on what to do? I would like to avoid paying $2000 for a Mac which I will only use to use emulator and deploy. Thanks

thinkingemote 6y ago
You can rent a cloud xcode vm for quite cheap. Its legal. Never done it myself but hopefuly you have the keywords for your search.
Fradow 6y ago
In addition to sibling suggestion of Xcode on the cloud (which is the cheapest option to start with), you can also buy a refurbished/second-hand Mac, which goes for less than $1000, and you can definitely find some around $500. You don't even need a powerful Mac to use as a build server: I got great use of a Late 2014 Mac mini (be careful to buy a somewhat recent Mac though, to avoid being locked out of next MacOS versions) as a build server. Full builds takes up to 2 hours, but who cares? It's running nightly.
Joeri 6y ago
Get the entry-level mac mini, or a secondhand one (but maybe stay away from the 4gb models). Set it up as a build and test server that you use remotely. You can also rent it from macstadium if you don’t need it for very long.