Joining the Apple Developer Program
Find out about the Apple Developer Program, learn the benefits it provides, and decide when you should become a paid member.
The first step in the process of learning to develop Swift-based apps for Apple platforms involves gaining an understanding of the advantages of enrolling in the Apple Developer Program and deciding the point at which it makes sense to pay to join. With these goals in mind, this chapter will outline the costs and benefits of joining the developer program, and it will walk through the steps involved in enrolling.
Downloading Xcode 12
The latest version of Xcode can be downloaded free of charge from the macOS App Store. Since the tools are free, this raises the question of whether to enroll in the Apple Developer Program or to wait until it becomes necessary later in your app development learning curve.
Apple Developer Program
Membership in the Apple Developer Program currently costs $99 per year to enroll as an individual developer. Organization-level membership is also available.
Before the introduction of iOS 9 and ...