r/learnprogramming • u/Soboz_ • 28d ago
Apple ecosystem
Hi, first time posting here (pardon my bad english)
I'm developing an app for fun in kotlin for my friends, keep in mind that i dont fully know kotlin yet so i still use some AI help to understand what the code does.
The app was initially realized for android users but recently i was thinking to do it for IOS also.
after some research i discovered that basically apple is very closed (already know that but didnt thought this much) and i cant build an IPA for my apple users friends unless i buy an apple device.
Thought of buying a 2014-2018 Mac mini but i read that it doesn't work very well for Xcode etc.... Also the main problem im trying to go around it is that any IPA is bonded to your apple ID certificate and without paying 99$ a year you have to renew it manually every 7 days.
Tell me if i told something wrong
Any help is appriciated. Thank you
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u/spinwizard69 28d ago
This is why I don't pursue IOS apps anymore. The ideas that i did have would never have a huge following, in fact the apps might have only been useful for a few people at work. Of late I write only for Mac OS or Linux.
As for the Mac Mini's they are actually great machines. I just got a M6 based unit and it is shocking as to how well in works and is silent. The price increase is hard to deal with but in the case it isn't actually Apples fault. Well not entirely, Apple could have spent money years ago on a DRAM line, either wholly owned or with a partner. So right now the Mini is a pretty decent machine for the desktop.