Re:Dear Apple
by saurik on Monday February 20, 2017 @11:00PM
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> Actually no, if you want the latest, most supported tools, frameworks APIs etc. you have to use Xcode.
You can do all of this at the command line without having to use Xcode. All Xcode is doing is running a bunch of command line applications to accomplish what it does... it isn't some kind of evil magic, it is just a project manager; so close that broken IDE that is Xcode and write some makefiles: you can use the same iPhone SDK and use the same compilers and the same programming languages can you can build .apps and codesign things for distribution via the App Store and never once touch Xcode. I'm working on a project right now that uses app extensions and special entitlements and all kinds of crazy up-to-the-latest iOS magic, and I'm not using Xcode: you can too; it isn't even like it is complicated, and so I continue to have absolutely no sympathy.
You can do all of this at the command line without having to use Xcode. All Xcode is doing is running a bunch of command line applications to accomplish what it does... it isn't some kind of evil magic, it is just a project manager; so close that broken IDE that is Xcode and write some makefiles: you can use the same iPhone SDK and use the same compilers and the same programming languages can you can build .apps and codesign things for distribution via the App Store and never once touch Xcode. I'm working on a project right now that uses app extensions and special entitlements and all kinds of crazy up-to-the-latest iOS magic, and I'm not using Xcode: you can too; it isn't even like it is complicated, and so I continue to have absolutely no sympathy.