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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Fundamentals of C Anatomy of a C program

Posted by Prem Agrawal
Prem Agrawal
Courses Plus Student 264 Points

any other interpreter for c im having compiler but not a interpreter i m windows user and cannot afford apple

i have done c i am very young and moving towards programming with very high speed and intrest please can treehouse help me

3 Answers

William Li
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William Li
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William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

For C interpreter on Windows, you can check out Ch.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
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Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi there,

I don't think it is possible (or easy) to develop apps for Apple devices in a native language like Objective-C without using a Mac. There are plenty of compilers for C that work with Windows, but the iOS Cocoa Touch packages won't work with them, I don't think. You can clone the workings of a Mac on a Windows machine but then I think you have Apple Store problems when trying to get hold of Xcode.

It is possible to develop apps for iPhone/iDevice if you utilise cross-platform technologies. Games written in Unity3D, Unreal3D, Stonetrip3D, for example, can be deployed to Android or iOS phones. Code written in Titanium or PhoneGap work similarly - the cross-platform code can be deployed to the Apple device. But I don't think there's a workable solution to write native code (Objective C or Swift) on a non-Apple device.

I hope I'm wrong, but I think the solutions are all work-arounds trying to get round the clever people at Apple!

Steve.

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Meedo Al
iOS Development Techdegree Student 2,203 Points
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Meedo Al
iOS Development Techdegree Student 2,203 Points

There are some virtual hosting providers for mac OS X but you may find it not 100% compatible with the windows keyboard, especially the command key (windows key in your case) won't work fine, so you can do the coding part, but when it comes to pointing by the mouse, clicking while holding on command key & dragging will never work, at least this is how things used to be two years ago. :D

Good luck.