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GeneralBarriers To Dev: Apple v Android Pin
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Just, finally successfully ran my first app on my iPad mini 2.
Amazing how many hoops there were to jump through -- so many barriers to creating an app and actually deploying to hardware. I'm quite amazed i was finally able to successfully do it.

Barriers To Dev
1. Cost -
a. had to buy a Mac Mini ($679) -- okay, I'll give them this one since I have to have a computer but for Android I just installed Android Studio on my regular laptop. What if you had to purchase an Android laptop to dev Android apps. Blech!
b. Had to purchase a device to test apps on -- developing bluetooth and you can't test in emulator -- okay, again I had to buy an Android device also, but I can literally buy a $10USD phone and deploy to it. I purchased the cheapest device I could find (not including used) and it was $231USD for an iPAd Mini 2 (2 generations back)
2. updates -- I know Windows has too many updates too, but I had to update to macOS Sierra right after I bought my brand new mac Mini with El Capitan installed. I will say it went well. No problems.
Plus I had to then update to XCode 8 to be able to deploy to my device.
3. device has to be attached to mac mini otherwise you have to buy Apple Dev account
I can generate an APK on Android,copy it to my web site and download it and install and run. It's a bit easier. I can allow anyone anywhere to download it and test it from my site via APK. Not so with Apple.
4. Dev Account Expense -- more than any other dev account at $99 (MS = $19, Android = $25). I know i'm cheap, but I'm also broke after having to buy a new Mac and ipad mini. Laugh | :laugh: Actually, an Angel Investor bought the Mac Mini for me so...

Well, I just thought it is interesting and it has been quite a wrestling match, but it's nice that I finally got an app (sample) deployed to my device and I'm a "real" Apple dev now. We'll see how it goes.

Anyone else suffered through this?
My book, Launch Your Android App, is available at Amazon.com.

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