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Bubble99

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Can you use a windows computer to program for iOS? Like can you program in swift or Objective-C on a windows computer for iOS?

What is easier to learn swift or Objective-C?

I hear you have to use a text editor to program but I hear that some text editors like nano are not user friendly for newbies. What are the best text editors for newbies?
 

iHorseHead

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Can you use a windows computer to program for iOS? Like can you program in swift or Objective-C on a windows computer for iOS?

What is easier to learn swift or Objective-C?

I hear you have to use a text editor to program but I hear that some text editors like nano are not user friendly for newbies. What are the best text editors for newbies?
Yes, you can use VMware and install macOS and Xcode in it.
Swift is easier. Objective-C is difficult for even people that program in C#.
 
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Bubble99

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Yes, you can use VMware and install macOS and Xcode in it.
Swift is easier. Objective-C is difficult for even people that program in C#.
So you need some kind of virtualbox and install OS there? And run OSX in virtualbox on windows?
 
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Bubble99

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You’ll have to make some tweaks in Virtualbox to get macOS X to work therein, I’m not sure if Big Sur or Monteray will work (especially the latter).

So Apple does not support it? You have to cheat and run a Virtualbox on windows and install OSX there?

Apple wants you to buy Mac.
 

firewood

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You can write web apps in Javascript on either Macs or PCs (etc.), and run them in Safari, or as icon-clickable web apps on iOS devices.
 

grandM

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You also could use cross platform tech as react native, ionic, flutter, Xamarin with some constraints.
 
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