Mac Mini for SWIFT and XCode

Hi there,

Is a mac mini enough to be able to code and develop apps for IOS devices? In terms of running SWIFT and Xcode?

Thanks

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 1:04 PM

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Byz12 Author

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Feb 16, 2021 1:07 PM in response to Phil0124

Thanks so much!

Phil0124

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Feb 15, 2021 1:12 PM in response to Byz12

Yes. More than enough. Neither Swift not Xcode require large amounts of hardware resources.

Just make sure you have 16GB of RAM for the Mac Mini.

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Mac Mini for SWIFT and XCode

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