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JavaScript Mobile Application Development

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JavaScript Mobile Application Development

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (15 chapters)
JavaScript Mobile Application Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Configuring iOS development environment


Creating iOS development environment is a straightforward process if you meet the requirements. In order to have an iOS development environment, you need to:

  • Have a Mac machine that runs OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or higher versions

  • Install Xcode on your Mac machine

  • Install the iOS SDK on your Mac machine

Xcode is the official Apple IDE that allows you to develop applications for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Xcode has a lot of great features, some of which are:

  • Source code editor

  • Assistant editor

  • User-interface builder

  • iOS simulator

  • Static code analyzer

  • A powerful built-in open source low-level virtual machine (LLVM) compiler for C, C++, and Objective-C

  • The Live Issues feature, which highlights the common coding mistakes while coding your application, without the need to build your project

  • Complete support for SCM systems (subversion and Git source control)

You can download the latest version of Xcode from the Apple App Store on your Mac machine. You will find the iOS...