Ask HN: Looking for low cost ways to compile an iphone app

2 points by robertAngst 7y ago ↗ HN

I asked this question on reddit, and the response was to buy the 2,000 dollar computer that I would only be using to compile an iphone app.

Given the cost, I've considered borrowing a friends computer for a few days/week to compile a react native iphone app to save myself from having to buy an Apple product.

Anyone have ideas?

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akhatri_aus 7y ago ↗

Use buddybuild/nevercode

[deleted] 7y ago ↗

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dddddaviddddd 7y ago ↗

Rent a Mac or install macOS in a VM? https://codewithchris.com/xcode-for-windows/

cimmanom 7y ago ↗

Buy a secondhand Mac Mini for a couple hundred, and deal with the slower compile time? And then maybe sell the hardware if you don’t intend to ever have to recompile.