iOS SDK and Xcode
The iOS software development kit provides resources, technologies, and tools to developers that can help them make better choices about how to design and implement apps. Developed and supported by Apple Inc. and released in February 2008 to develop native apps for devices, it was previously called the iPhone SDK.
The iOS SDK itself is a free download, but beta-version SDKs a are paid service for developers. One must enroll in the Apple Developer Program (https://developer.apple.com/programs/).
Xcode is the integrated development environment (IDE) suite developed by Apple for the development of iOS apps (https://developer.apple.com/xcode/).
The latest version of the iOS SDK is iOS 9.3 beta 4, released on February 22, 2016 (https://developer.apple.com/ios/download/ ...
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