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 reinstall an application that the Mac App Store thinks is installed already?
I'm the developer of an application that is currently on the Mac App Store. I'm trying to download my own application so that I can test out the binary that is on the store. (As opposed to running it ...
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Can anyone recommend a programmers' editor?
I'm looking for a programmers' editor. I know Xcode and I use it for application programming but I'm looking for something that will:
Syntax highlight PHP, SQL, Javascript (including jQuery) and CSS ...
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Which Mac to develop iPhone apps? [closed]
I'm a developer working with Windows. I have some cutomers who are interested in iPhone Apps, so I'm looking for a Mac right now. The problem is, that I have no clue at all about what to buy.
I don't ...
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Can I develop iPhone apps in Windows?
I would like to develop iPhone apps without using Mac OS X.
Is it possible to do this on Windows OS?
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What's a good XML viewer/editor for Mac OS X?
I use XML Editor from XMLmind for editing/viewing XML file in Mac.
It's not bad, but I expect an XML editor for Mac. What options do I have including the commercial/free software?
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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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What are good specs for a MacBook to develop on iOS with? [closed]
I want to buy a MacBook to develop on iOS with. What is the best configuration of one? Should I go with a MacBook Pro or just a MacBook? What are the positives and negatives of each?
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Is there an equivalent to the Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder on MacOSX?
Is there an equivalent to the Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder on Mac OSX and or iOS?
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MacBook Retina Display for coding
This is a question that could be better on Stack Overflow or Programmers, but I thought I'd try it here first.
As a programmer, I need lots of screen real-estate for the IDE and files that I'm ...
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Is it possible to run both Xcode 3 and 4 side-by-side on the same machine?
As the title says, can I have both versions of Xcode installed on the same machine?
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Does the developer of a Mac OS X app get the crash reports when the app crashes?
If an app crashes while I'm using it in OS X I get a little (apparently) OS-driven dialog that lets me "report the crash to Apple". It sends along a stack trace and some other system information.
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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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Easy way to get gcc and make in OSX
I want to install a few CPAN modules in OSX.
It filed since the module I want requires make and gcc to be installed. A quick google on the subject tells me that I need to install "Apple developer ...
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1answer
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Differences between Snow Leopard Server and Desktop?
I have a friend who is wanting to get a Mac Mini to do iPad development. He says the server version is cheaper than the desktop version. I've only ever used the desktop version. Is there any reason ...
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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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3answers
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Xcode for iPad?
I don't have an Apple computer, only iPad and Debian computer but I still would like to add a feature to iOS app here. Earlier I found out that I can download Xcode, more here, from Apple Store. Now I ...
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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 tools getting working without the Xcode CD or external drive?
I would like to get the Xcode-developer things to my Macs. I noticed that Apple has started to offer some terminal things online, more here. I am still lazy to get the CDs, to get all Xcode-developer ...
