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Not very useful context considering that was before iOS development took off

• Jtsummers 9mo ago
  > that was before iOS development took off It was offered through the 2010s, iOS development had taken off by then, and the last release was in 2021.
  • daedrdev 9mo ago
    In fact the number of unique apps available on IOS has declined since the 2010s
• kergonath 9mo ago
  I am not sure iOS popularity would justify macOS as a server. What would be the use case? It's not app development; that is done just fine on the standard desktop macOS. It's not backend; that is done just fine on Linux servers, even in Swift if that's your thing.
  • saagarjha 9mo ago
    Builds
    • kergonath 9mo ago
      You don't need any feature from the old server OS for this, though. You just need your workstation to be on a network.
      • saagarjha 9mo ago
        A network connected to what
      • yjftsjthsd-h 9mo ago
        My workstation is ill-suited to be a CI runner, even if it is networked
        • kergonath 9mo ago
          Right. A way to rephrase this would be: what feature from the old Mac Os X Server is missing from the current macOS desktop to make it possible?
    • pjmlp 9mo ago
      Which Apple gladly sells their own Xcode Cloud infrastructure instead.
      • saagarjha 9mo ago
        Yes. Somehow it’s actually even worse
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