Programming for Ipad from Windows [duplicate]

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Do I really need a Mac to make small simple apps for iPad? Is there any kind of work around? Cool IDE?

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Yes, you need an Intel-based Mac to develop for iPhone/iPad if you want to do so with their native SDK.

There are workarounds, a few of which are listed here but they may be rendered unusable with the latest version of iPhone OS since they will soon disallow just about anything that doesn't use the native SDK

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I wasn't going to post it, but you did say any reply :)

Browser based (safari compatible) apps would be one "work around". I know it's a weak answer, but sometimes people miss the obvious answers so there you go.

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Yes. And you can use Xcode IDE

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You will likely need OS X.

Both Monotouch and XCODE run on OS X.

If you can get OS X to run on a non-Mac then no, you don't need a Mac.

However, realistically... yes you do.

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The iPhone and iPad SDK relies on code that comes packaged with the Mac OS. If you want to build legitimate applications and have the possibility of listing those apps in the iTunes store, you must build them on a Mac.

There are ways around this to build apps that will never be distributed ... but those methods tend to be highly illegal.

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You can still develop iPhone/iPad WebApps that look like native apps on pretty much any web development platform/toolset.

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While I am not an attorney, based upon the new SDK agreement, I believe you can use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create native iPhone/iPad apps. There is actually a book already there that talks about how to do that. Here is the book, http://www.amazon.com/Building-iPhone-Apps-HTML-JavaScript/dp/0596805780/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274474001&sr=8-1

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If you want to create small simple apps for iPhone/iPad, you can create a Web app that runs in Safari using HTML. You can actually create fairly slick apps with this method and make them look like native apps. I've create some using jQTouch and they look like native apps. You can test them either in Safari on Windows or on your iPhone or iPad.

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It wouldn't be easy to develop an iPhone/iPad application on Windows. You would have to install OSX86 on your PC, or run a virtualized OSX install through vmware if possible. Apple is incredibly restrictive on software provisioning and app store approval, so you may have a hard time testing and releasing your app later on. For these reasons and more, I'm switching to Android development.