WARNING: Almost all questions about development or app distribution are off topic here. See the FAQs for details. Development and programming is the act of making a program as opposed to using the features that are already in a program or app.
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How can I control iOS device from Mac or PC
I would like to take control of my iOS (iPhone mostly) device from my MacBook Pro or Windows, doesn't matter which one.
I know that it can be accomplished via Veency, and that's exactly what I need - ...
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What hardware do you need to buy in order to publish apps to the iTunes/iOS App Store?
For a company, in order to be able to publish an app for iPhone/iPad to the App Store what hardware does it need to register?
I know that you need to register your development devices. What is the ...
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Auto sync local files to remote
Are there any OSX tools that can watch for file changes in a directory then sync (SFTP) those changes to a remote server?
Basically I want to edit files locally (whatever files, whatever program) and ...
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Examples of apps in the Mac App Store not made with objective-c/c/c++?
Are there any apps in the store made using mono, ruby or lisp or put together in another alternative way.
Do you know of any?
The reason I'm asking is because I'm already making apps using ...
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Multiple users working remote on one mac?
we want to develop some iOS apps in our company. Since we use windows-pcs, we think about buying only one Mac and all working remotely from our windows machines on this single Mac. Is this possible? ...
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Do I need to be a member of iOS Developers program to develop and install an app on my iPad?
Do I need to be a member of iOS Developers program to develop and install an app on my iPad ?
Or can I just run Xcode and specify the device on which to install it ?
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How do I open the javascript console in Safari 6?
I just got a new Mac and it comes with Safari 6 installed. I've opened up the Safari 6 web inspector tools and now I can't find some of the tools I used before in Safari 5.
In Safari 5 you can press ...
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How can my company get our custom Java software to run on the iPad?
I have small company and we have custom software that is written in Java.
I am planning to buy a tablet. Originally I intended to get an Android tablet, but I am really impressed by the resolution ...
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Python editor for ipad with mercurial support?
Is there a text editor for ipad which supports python and mercurial? It would be even better if there were a solution that also allows one to run and develop with django.
Any suggestions?
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is it possible to develop an ipad or iphone app without an ipad or iphone? [closed]
So...I have an ipad and macbook pro. I bought my ipad because I thought i must have an ipad to develop an ipad app. I just found out that mac os offers ios simulator. I'm now thinking to sell my ipad.
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Why do debuggers need an admin password?
Why does running LLDB or instruments require elevated privilages?
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Sharing Hotspot from the mac that the iPhone or iPad can connect with?
Is it possible to share a kind of "hotspot" from my macbook so that the iPhone and iPad can connect with it? Just like there is a "personal hotspot" feature on the iPhone I want it the other way ...
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Compile VLC on Lion
I am trying to compile VLC on my Mac along with guide on wiki. I am getting the
*** /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk does not exist, please install required SDK, or use export OSX_VERSION=10.6 ***
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How can I find the intersection of two lists in AppleScript?
Let's say I have two lists in AppleScript:
set listA to {"red", "green", "blue"}
set listB to {"green", "blue"}
I'd like to create a third list that has only the items present in both lists:
set ...
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Where to get iPhone app download statistics?
I know this is a elementary question, but I figured I'd get a quicker answer here than Apple support. Where can I find out how many times the app has been downloaded and other download stats? I'm a ...
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I want an operating system that can be used for both gaming and developing. Is Mac OS the right choice?
I'm both a (newbie) developer, student and a gamer. Right now I have Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7 installed on my box. I usually run Ubuntu for my everyday chores, but when I want to play games or type ...
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How to get started with interfacing USB devices to iPad?
The iPad would be the perfect handheld device for controlling some USB devices. I would like to get started with programming iPad applications which would communicate with USB devices.
I guess I ...
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Folder navigation using keyboard in Coda
I'm trying to navigate on Coda using only the keyboard, but I can't seem to find the shortcuts. You can expand a folder by pressing the right arrow key, but I can't seem to mimic double clicking using ...
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Can I buy songs from iTunes within my iPhone appplication?
I'm new to iPhone development and sorry if my question sounds stupid. Just wondering is it possible that I can buy songs from the iTunes using my iPhone application I just saw some apps doing the ...
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Compiling (NS/Cocoa) Emacs on OSX with SVG support
Can anyone explain how to build Emacs --with-ns and SVG support on OS X?
Notes:
--with-rsvg isn't working (when librsvg is installed, ie. via Homebrew)
FYI, The Emacs Mac port uses webkit to ...
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What is the current Apple policy on purchases outside the App Store?
We are developing an app for a customer that will sell content. There will also be an Android and web app and they don't really want to pay Apple 30% and would rather use their own site to sell.
For ...
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What is the difference between iOS Developer Program and iOS Developer Enterprise Program? [closed]
Can I, as a single person, sell my apps with the normal iOS Developer Program ? What is the difference between these two ?
I have the link here, I just don't understand what really differs between ...
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Are there any “sugars” for Espresso which add brace/bracket highlighting to JavaScript editing?
By “brace/bracket highlighting” I mean: when you select an opening or closing curly brace or a bracket while editing JavaScript in Espresso, the brace/bracket you’ve selected and its corresponding ...
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I'd like to get into Obj-C [closed]
I'm a current CS student, and I'd like to get into Obj-C on the side. The problem is every time I find a Obj-C book and open it, it starts off talking about "for loops" and "if statements" and moves ...
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Upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion in non personal & large scaled development environment
My company is still running Snow Leopard and we're thinking of upgrading to Mountain Lion soon. We are developing iOs and MacOsX applications and have a small break between the old projects and the ...
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How do I jump to a line number in Safari 6 Web Inspector?
So I'm working on some javascript and I want to set a breakpoint on the line that I'm working on. It seems reasonable that I should be able to go into the Javascript debugger and jump to that line ...
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How can I keep track of source code changes with git and box.net?
I have a school project where I have to make a program(java), therefore I need some way to keep track of the changes I make to the sources; I decided the best way to do this it to create a git ...
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Application development ON the iPod Touch?
I have a pretty long commute to work and own an iPod Touch. I figure it would be nice to do some simple programming on the way. I'm not picky on which language to code on. Also, I usually have no ...
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Looking for the ultimate IDE for Mac
I am a little disenchanted with development on the Mac right now. I need a single IDE that can handle all of my development needs. I did notice there are other questions on this topic already, but ...
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Looking for old C compiler
Back in 1987 or 1988 we had a Mac network at college, these would have been either Mac Classic or Mac Plus machines. We used a C compiler on them - what C compilers were around at the time?
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Will an iPod touch suffice for testing iOS apps?
I am buying a testing device for iPhone apps. I cannot afford an iPhone 4 so I am thinking to buy an iPod touch. Can I use an iPod touch for testing iPhone apps? What will be impossible to test on an ...
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iOS development forums? [closed]
Can I access and post on the official Apple iOS developer forums without the 99dollars subscription ?
What are the best forums on the internet for iOS developers ? I'm quite surprise I can't find a ...
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New MBA vs MBP 13" for iOS Developmet
I am going to buy a MacBook for iOS development as its main use, though I will also use Photoshop some for image processing.
I am choosing between the new mid-2011 Macbook Air and the early-2011 ...
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Is it better to use MacPorts or just use an Ubuntu VM for local tools/services when developing on a Mac?
As a developer (primarily JVM-based web apps), I need to use a lot of different tools and services, such as Redis, RabbitMQ, MySQL, git, mercurial, etc. Having worked in a Linux environment where such ...
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ASM for Mac OS X
I've been very interested in learning ASM for a long time now and finally decided to get to it.
The problem is I have a MacBook and most of the books teach you based on DOS/Linux or MIPS.
Do you have ...
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Which is the best alternative for Dreamweaver in Mac?
I'm looking for a few freeware alternatives to Dreamweaver that I can use in my Mac that runs on OS X Lion. Shoot the best free, website development applications you know?
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Move Developer Folder
I want to free some space on my SSD.
Is there a way to move the Developer folder from my root drive to another one without breaking anything?
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How can I get my own apps onto my jailbroken iPhone?
I want to be able to test the apps I am creating on my jaikbroken iPhone 3Gs, and I want to know how I can get my apps from xCode onto my device without a developer account.
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Codebox, or another code library manager?
Since I have Papers for all my documents, iTunes for my music/videos I'm only missing a good "code library manager/snippet manager" for all my pieces of code (especially for small projects or test ...
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Odd cputype in /bin/ls binary
I just started with Charlie Miller and Dino Dai Zovi's Mac Hacker's Handbook and was doing the tutorials. This includes getting to know things like 'otool'
otool -f \bin\ls
Fat headers
fat_magic ...
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How can I import private keys to iSSH app in iPhone?
Suppose a private key in Dropbox/server. I have tried copying it from Dropbox to iPhone's default clipboard and then to iSSH app but there is no area to paste it in iSSH, very unintuitive ...
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Free programming editor w/ syntax highlighting for iBook G4 running Mac OS X 10.4.11 (PowerPC)
I am looking for a free programming editor for my iBook G4.
I was going to to get the lightswitch trial until I looked at the sys requirements (needs Intel CPU).
Can someone please point me to a ...
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Where can I find gcc in Xcode 3.2.6?
I have a Mac with OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. I'm trying very hard to learn the basics of programming in C, but I can't get my first simple program to run.
I read online to go to Xcode Preferences -> ...
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Does installing Xcode and it's mobile components slow down regular iTunes with iPhone syncing and performance?
I haven't personally noticed any differences, but is there a toll on normal usage of iTunes and syncing it with your iPhone if you fit a developer profile by having Xcode on your system including ...
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Using SVG for Icons & UI in native iOS Applications [closed]
Is it possible to use SVG files to display buttons and other UI Elements on native iOS applications?
I'm thinking of a good way to update and future proof my icons and UI to fit the Retina display.
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Sharing local Apache vhost over lan without Hosts/DNS change?
I'm freelancing somewhere and want to share a local (on my MacBook) site with some LAN users via IP. The network structure, time and technical ability here don't allow me get everyone to add host ...
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Can I install TextMate 2 and keep TextMate 1?
I would like to try TextMate's new version but since it is a beta release with some bugs and unfinished features, I don't want to use it everyday. Is there any way to install TextMate 2 and keep ...
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How set up a local domain such as local.test?
I'm web-developer and I need local domains. Before 10.7.2 update, I'm just fix /etc/hosts as I need, but new update crash this solution. How fix this new "feature"?
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Xcode 3.2.6 and iOS 4.3 SDK installation problem on Mac OS X Lion
I recently brought a new Mac mini running Max OS X 10.7 Lion.
I downloaded the iOS SDK 4.3 and Xcode 3.2.6.dmg from Apple.
The download was successful and I was able to install it without any ...
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I can't find otool on my jailbroken iPod
From what I understand is that when you change your settings in Cydia to developer you should be able to access extra utilities. Otool being on of them.
However, when I attempt to use otool it tells ...
