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iOS Has anyone built their own App?
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Hundreds of thousands of people have built their own apps. Apple provides some of the best development avenues in the industry. The Swift language is modern, clean, and relatively easy to pick up. The iOS frameworks are mature and under constant improvement. The XCode IDE is powerful and integrates the entire experience with onboard simulators and testing methods.
I don't think I really understand what you're asking here.
I don't think I really understand what you're asking here.
Yes and I have an app on the Store and am finishing another for publication on the store.
Apple has developed and excellent product and process for building and publishing apps on the Store through Xcode.
What you need to be able to do is build an app and test it on a device before you consider publishing it. Knowing either Swift or Objective C and then learning the API are prerequisites for all of it.
Apple has developed and excellent product and process for building and publishing apps on the Store through Xcode.
What you need to be able to do is build an app and test it on a device before you consider publishing it. Knowing either Swift or Objective C and then learning the API are prerequisites for all of it.
If you browse around this forum a bit, you'll see a TON of info on getting started. People come here all the time and ask these questions and there's quite a few excellent responses that'll really help.
I bought a 3D printer, programmed it to print a 3D printer, put it back in the box and got a refund.Yes.. We built an app that makes apps.
Lots of people here have built their own apps using Xcode (and Objective C or Swift). But for those who can't code, there are a few alternative tools (such as buzztouch) for building really simplistic apps.
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I've built a lot of apps, from really simple ones to incredibly sophisticated ones that took many developers. All of them were built in Xcode.
If you want to make a painting, you start with a canvas, and in the iOS world, the best canvas is Xcode. There are other solutions (phone gap, xamarin, etc.) but in all honesty the best for iOS is Xcode. You always have the latest and greatest at your fingertips, even on day 1.
The other IDE's (phone gap, cordova, xamarin) always put an additional layer between you and your app. It slows things down and adds additional complexity. The benefit of compatibility for other platforms is, in my opinion, outweighed by the drawbacks.
If you want to make a painting, you start with a canvas, and in the iOS world, the best canvas is Xcode. There are other solutions (phone gap, xamarin, etc.) but in all honesty the best for iOS is Xcode. You always have the latest and greatest at your fingertips, even on day 1.
The other IDE's (phone gap, cordova, xamarin) always put an additional layer between you and your app. It slows things down and adds additional complexity. The benefit of compatibility for other platforms is, in my opinion, outweighed by the drawbacks.