Xcode 3 or Xcode 4, does it really matter

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Xcode 3 or Xcode 4, does it really matter

I'm having trouble producing an Objective-C application. I've just bought a Mac (not new!) equipped with Snow Leopard. The Objective-C book says I need Xcode and SDK to write my app. I'm new to all this but still enthusiastic so I tried to download Xcode 4 from the App Store. Couldn't because I'm using Snow Leioard. Asked around in here and people are telling me I must upgrade to Mountain Lion to get Xcode 4. I've only just bought the Mac and don't want to be upgrading on day 2! So, does it really matter if I can't do my programming using Xcode 4? Wouldn't Xcode 3.2.6 do (nearly) as well? Xcode 3.2.6 seems to be the only version of the software that I can get that will work with Snow Leopard. I really am looking forward to a reply or two that say it doesn't really matter whether you have the very latest version of everything before you can produce something in Objective-C that will run on iPads and iPhones and sell at the App Store.

Fingers crossed,

Brian

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 1, 2013 10:14 AM

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Answer 1

xnav

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Jan 1, 2013 10:28 AM in response to B D Littlewood

and sell at the App Store

You need Xcode4.

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Answer 2

etresoft

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Jan 1, 2013 10:33 AM in response to B D Littlewood

You will need the latest version of Mountain Lion and Xcode if you want to get anything into the App Store. That is, at best, a couple of years off. So you would be fine with Xcode 3 for now. Still, you really should upgrade. If not on day 2, maybe day 100 or something.

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Grindel1

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Jan 2, 2013 3:49 AM in response to B D Littlewood

Your version of Xcode is perfectly fine. I really don't understand how it is that Apple is able to freely dictate to people who spend hours and weeks and years shedding blood sweat and tears all at a huge cost to themselves That you must upgrade to profit from your efforts. You Must pay us first? Really guy. That sounds just a little monopolistic. doesn’t it?

Just sayin.

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Answer 4

Jan 2, 2013 6:13 AM in response to B D Littlewood

Hello Brian,

you to start programming you can safely use Xcode 3.2.6 but I want to warn you that you may have problems when you want to publish an app.

Best Reguars

Fabio Ziviello

http://www.nanofaz.it

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etresoft

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Jan 2, 2013 7:36 AM in response to Grindel1

Grindel1 wrote:

Your version of Xcode is perfectly fine. I really don't understand how it is that Apple is able to freely dictate to people who spend hours and weeks and years shedding blood sweat and tears all at a huge cost to themselves That you must upgrade to profit from your efforts. You Must pay us first? Really guy. That sounds just a little monopolistic. doesn’t it?

Just sayin.

I've given you one pass. That's all. You have no clue what you are talking about. It appears you just signed up today for no reason than to bash Apple. You have the rest of the internet spout that nonsense. It isn't appreciated here.

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