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Re: Designing iPad apps
Part of my day job is developing iOS (iPhone/iPad) applications so I just want to point out some items (and some corrections to others):
- You will need a Mac to develop iOS applications
- Most iOS application are developed in Apple's Xcode IDE
- A standard developer program subscription is $99/yr
- Xcode4 is free if you have a developer subscription
- Without a subscription Xcode4 free with OS X 10.7 Lion (in the App Store), if you have 10.6 Snow Leopard it is $5 (also in the App Store)
- You can develop and test (in the simulator) as many applications as you want with just Xcode4
- To publish to a real device you will need to be a member of the developer program
- To publish to the App Store you will need to be a member of the developer program
- In my experience my new applications have been approved by Apple in 7 days
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John Downey
Lead Robot Inspector - Purdue IndianaFIRST District
Whitney Young Magnet High School/Robophins (FRC 4302) - Mentor (2013-current)
Midwest Regional Planning Committee - Member (2012-current)
Boilermaker Regional Planning Committee - Member (2011-2014)
Robot Inspector (2008-current)
Purdue FIRST Programs - Staff Advisor (2008-2011)
Lafayette-Jefferson High School/Precision Guessworks (FRC 1646) - Mentor (2006-2011)
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