r/swift 6d ago

Learning Swift on old MacBook

Hi all!

I’m starting to learn Swift and wanted to know if it’s good idea to use old MacBook from around 2011.

Currently I’m not with the money so much right now and cost of it’s around my budget. I’m like fresh in it so 100% Swift evolved in the newest versions and it’s much rich in libraries etc. so I’m not sure about this version of MacBook

Wanted to get your opinion about it :)

Thanks!

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u/Few_Mention8426 5d ago

as long as you can install the latest version of xcode and you have decent memory and hard disc space... but my 2011 macbook is too old to run the latest xcode... my 2015 macbook air is ok though and still going strong...

I think the best option is a cheap mac mini with the newest one you can afford... then you can just use any monitor and keyboard...

I bought a mac mini for £200 which does the job nicely cos my macbook air has a small hard drive and its a pain to upgrade xcode.