What do you need to develop on IOS-MAC OS?

Question

iOS

Good day.
I plan to develop on iOS and Mac.
I have a macbook pro retina 13 2016 (2-thunderbolt) that works great in its environment - is it powerful enough or do I need to buy an iMac?
Will this laptop handle development?
Do I need to buy all Apple devices separately? iphone-ipad-ipod-watch?
Any tips?
Thank you for your attention. There isn't much specific information on google, sorry.

Answer 1

2-thunderbolt is good, but an iMac will not be superfluous on the farm.
Buy all the devices, otherwise it's pointless.
И в гугл не ходи, всё у нас спрашивай.

Answer 2

iMac is not needed, pro for the eyes, but it would be nice to connect it to a large monitor for comfortable work.
You definitely need a device, at least 5s and preferably 6 ka. First, not everything can be tested on a simulator. For example, sending mail, accelerometer, etc. Secondly, what works briskly on your simulator can slow down on a real device, since there is a completely different performance.

Answer 3

Macbook is enough. There are emulators for devices, but over time, you need to buy something. You can buy for nothing to start.
You can either focus on native development with Swift or cross-platform solutions like Xamarin.

Answer 4

The laptop is good for development. You don't need to buy an iMac, it's superfluous. Peripherals can be bought at will, it's just a matter of some convenience. Not critical.
And here's what you want to buy - an iPhone. The emulator is good, but some aspects of the interface you will not feel until you pick up a real device. Plus, for example, the emulator will not allow you to debug the camera.
In general, the iPhone is desirable. The rest is for taste and color.

Answer 5

Экран немного маловат, но это дело привычки) из других девайсов я бы взял iPhone и iPad. Планшет кстати можно использовать как дополнительный экран.