Ask HN: Cheapest iOS development option?

#1

Post by Armslong » Mon, Apr 14, 2014, 6:07 PM UTC

I'm looking to do some iOS apps and I was wondering what my cheapest options are. I'm not interested in using a MacOS machine outside of app dev once in a while, so it doesn't make sense for me to spend 2k on a macbook pro. Any suggestions?

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest iOS development option?

#2

Post by fbpcm » Mon, Apr 14, 2014, 6:13 PM UTC

Mac Mini

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest iOS development option?

#3

Post by Codhisattva » Mon, Apr 14, 2014, 6:16 PM UTC

fbpcm wrote: post #2

Mac Mini

'nuff said

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest iOS development option?

#4

Post by s9nkje » Mon, Apr 14, 2014, 6:20 PM UTC

fbpcm wrote: post #2

Mac Mini

+ Mac Mini + 99$ Membership (It can get really frustrating to test in simulator since it lacks many features, including swiftness, so you really want to test on a device) + Above mentioned iPhone/iPad.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest iOS development option?

#5

Post by tiboll » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 1:22 PM UTC

Mac Mini with a wide screen (>22") + an iPod touch as testing device may help keep in mind that you can run Windows or even Linux on a Mac if you're into that. The hardware will handle it pretty well.