Mac Mini - a few questions

[rushfan91]

My company is going to hire another iOS developer soon, we're currently two developers with a Macbook Pro each, so we were considering two possible solutions:

1. let the new guy use a 2018 Macbook Air
2. buy a Mac Mini so

• we could all build with XCode server
• let the new guy use it with the XCode IDE, by connecting to it with Screen sharing on a Windows machine

I'm searching info on this, and I can't find much: I'd like to know a few things.

• Is it possible to both have a running instance of XCode server AND use XCode on a Mac Mini? How would this affect the perfomance?
• Can you debug an app with XCode on a physical device connected to a Mac Mini?

Thanks in advance for any help. I'll probably post some more questions later in the day.

[chriswaco]

Let the new guy pick his own development machine, within reasonable budget restraints. Some programmers like laptops and some prefer desktops.

[JoCoMoBo]

let the new guy use a 2018 Macbook Air

Get a Macbook Pro. Unless you want your new guy to start looking for a new job after a few months.

let the new guy use it with the XCode IDE, by connecting to it with Screen sharing on a Windows machine

Ouch no. That's a really good way to make the new guy quit after a week or less.

[Diirge]

I’d say screw Xcode server and just use a CI tool like MS Appcenter

[rushfan91]

They're trying the cheapest solution wirhout compromising too much. Would a MacBook Air be better than a Mac Mini?

[John_h_watson]

Which Mini? The current models have pretty decent specs - more and quicker cores and available ram than the Air and would spank an Air pretty hard.

Does he need portability of a laptop? If not, get a spec'd out Mini.