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I want to be able to use Scala to code iOS programs. Any tools available for this ?
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While most developers use popular IDEs like Xcode and Sublime Text on their Macs, few realize that their iPhones and iPads can also handle coding apps.
Swift is a robust and intuitive programming language created by Apple for building apps for iOS, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch.
Unlike Android which needs a special API (the NDK) to support native development, iOS supports it by default. C or C++ development is more straightforward with iOS because of a feature called 'Objective-C++'. I'll discuss what Objective-C++ is, its limitations and how it's used for building iOS apps.
Answering your question – Yes, actually, it's possible to build an iOS app with Java.
You can run JavaScript on iOS, so you could compile your Scala to JavaScript using Scala.js. This has obvious huge limitations - I wouldn't want to try to code actual native iOS UI - but might be practical for some cross-platform logic. Combining this with React Native might be interesting.
There's also Scala Native as of a couple months ago; that should probably run on iOS. It's not ready for production use, but keep an eye on it.
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