I'm thinking of getting a Mac for the family. I'd lke to also do some light Java development (netBeans) with it and maybe even toy with Apple's free tools. What's the cheapest one I can get by with, or what are the minimun requirements for the various tools? I'm thinking 1GB RAM and any Core 2 processor? Keep in mind this is not for professional development.
Minimum Mac requirements for software development?
Pretty much any Mac that will run Tiger will meet the system requirements for nearly any development tool. 1GB and a Core 2 would certainly be nice to work with, but a G4 with 512MB would work too. That's plenty for Netbeans as well as Apple's tools.
If you haven't done development on a Mac before, it's definitely worth playing with Xcode and Interface Builder. You'll probably also want to check out TextMate. Also, online membership for the Apple Developer Connection is free!
Reply:Given that I was happily running NetBeans on a 266Mhz Pentium 2 a few years ago, I think you'd have a hard time finding a computer that isn't enough!
Obviously the requirements for more recent versions are a bit chunkier. The specifics can be found at http://www.netbeans.org/community/releas... - but the spec you outlined in still more then enough for it.
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