iOS Building iOS Apps

[alaahershy]

Hi Everyone, i have a MacBook Pro 13'' mid 2012 , and i want to make an ios app on it and maybe an ios game later. will Xcode run smoothly on it or I need to upgrade rams maybe to 8GB to be faster or the basic one is sufficient.
Thanks In Advance.

 

[robbieduncan]

It's more than enough for getting started. No point upgrading as you may find you don't enjoy the process or are unable to learn the required skills.

 

[thedon1]

I have a 2010 iMac, the entry level model and xcode still works perfectly, very smooth.

Having my computer run like new (without ever doing a re install) even after 3 years is very strange as i've been using Windows all my life! Very different experience.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

I have a 2010 iMac, the entry level model and xcode still works perfectly, very smooth.

Having my computer run like new (without ever doing a re install) even after 3 years is very strange as i've been using Windows all my life! Very different experience.

My iMac is at 6 years old and doing okay at development still. I swapped out the original 320 GB HDD for a 1 TB HDD and the original 2 x 1 GB RAM for 2 x 2 GB RAM, but other than that I haven't done anything to it to keep it running. I've never had to do an uninstall.

I also just got a new 2012 13" cMBP with 8 GB of RAM from my new job (not Apple - I never heard back from them after my interview). I've found the only thing it lacks is screen realestate - I hook it up to 27" Thunderbolt Display (also from work) and that solves that.

 

[MattInOz]

I have the model from the year before xCode and Simulator run fine.
You will at times really want extra screen space.

 

[Duncan C]

Hi Everyone, i have a MacBook Pro 13'' mid 2012 , and i want to make an ios app on it and maybe an ios game later. will Xcode run smoothly on it or I need to upgrade rams maybe to 8GB to be faster or the basic one is sufficient.
Thanks In Advance.

4GB is adequate, 8 GB is better. Try it with 4, and see how it does.

What processor does that machine have? Probably an i5? I find that the i5 and i7 is plenty fast enough for Mountain Lion, but Core 2 Duo is too slow.