The other problem with Xcode is that it won’t run on anything except a Mac, and MacOS licensing prevents one from running it on non-Mac hardware or virtualizing

The other problem with Xcode is that it won’t run on anything except a Mac, and MacOS licensing prevents one from running it on non-Mac hardware or virtualizing it. That’s why services like https://www.macstadium.com/ https://www.macstadium.com/ and AWS mac instances exist, but it’s very annoying to have to work around this just because of dinosaur business models and licensing.