Quick thoughts on Xcode and Objective C versus Microsoft’s tools

By tim, on November 4th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

I have been trying out JetBrains’ AppCode which meant working in an Apple development environment for a time. I took the opportunity to implement my simple calculator app in iOS native code.

Objective C is a distinctive language with a mixed reputation, but I enjoy coding with it. I used Automatic Reference Counting (ARC),

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November 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: .net, apple, development, microsoft, mobile, professional, software development, visual studio, windows | 2 comments

JetBrains announces IDE for Objective C to compete with Xcode

By tim, on March 4th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

JetBrains, maker of the admired IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE, has announced CIDR, an IDE for Objective C.

The 10 facts in the initial post tell us that it will be Intel Mac only, will open and create Xcode projects, and integrates with the standard interface builder and with the iOS simulator.

Xcode is decent so

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March 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: apple, professional, software development | Leave a comment