The Challenges of Developing iOS Applications on a PC

Think iOS applications can only be created on a Mac? Well I'm pleased to inform you that you are mistaken! In fact I've been building iOS applications on a Windows machine exclusively for more than two years. It's quite achievable but it's not without its challenges, in this article I summarise some of the challenges I've faced developing iOS applications on a Windows computer and how I overcame them. 1. Native is not an option This is the most obvious limitation of building iOS applications on a PC. You don't have access to XCode so you can not build native iOS applications. It's a challenge to overcome certainly, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. There's a surprising amount of cross-platform alternatives out there for developing hybrid iOS applications, but perhaps the one gaining the most traction today is HTML5 mobile applications. I won't go too in depth into HTML5 mobile applications in this article, but essentially a HTML5 mobile application uses web technologies to create a native-like mobile experience.

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