It is the same reason that I will never use Adobe products again. I don't want to give Apple the indication that cloud development is a workable solution, because if we do then eventually that is all that will be available. We have no SLA for Apple's cloud services and that means they are dangerous and unpredictable until Apple commits to some acceptable behavior in an SLA (Service Level Agreement). Fortunately, I did not use their cloud services, but many did and their smart home stopped working with no way to retrieve their smart settings. The company filed for bankruptcy recently, and immediately shut down their cloud services. My homes have had Insteon Smart devices since they started in 2005. What happens if Apple decides that my code is somehow not up to their approval, will my code just get binned, or will I get banned like other Silicon Valley firms do? What if I post something that is not to Apple's liking, will I get banned for that? What if I like music that is not carried on Apple Music? Will I get banned for that? This is bad for pictures, but devastating bad for source code because of the work effort put into creating source code. More details are available on the Xcode Cloud page on Apple's website.Īs a dev for quite some time I can tell you that I don't want my source code dependent or located on some 3rd party computer that I have no control over.Īll of Apple's cloud services to date consider the cloud version as the definitive master. Pricing starts at $14.99 for 25 compute hours per month, but Apple says all Developer Program members will receive the 25-hour subscription plan at no cost until the end of 2023. Starting this summer, Apple says developers will be able to subscribe to one of four monthly plans for Xcode Cloud, depending on the number of compute hours you need. Xcode Cloud is available in Xcode version 13.4.1 and in the Xcode version 14 beta, and it is also built into App Store Connect and works with TestFlight. Apple says the service is built to 'accelerate the development and delivery of high-quality apps by bringing together cloud-based tools that help you build apps, run automated tests in parallel, deliver apps to testers, and view and manage user feedback.'

Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into the Xcode app.

As part of WWDC 2022 this week, Apple announced that Xcode Cloud is now available for all registered Apple developers after nearly a year of beta testing.

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