If you're frustrated by slow downloads of Xcode updates, here's a way to get them from Apple directly to your Mac as quickly as possible.

Running XCode doesn't have any exotic hardware requirements, once you get a system booting it will be fine for casual xcode hacking.

Xcode Cloud is Apple's Continuous Integration build service for developers. Here's how to get started using it for your own software creations.

I go to the app store and get to the Xcode page, where I see the "Free" button. I click that and it turns to "Install App". I click THAT and it asks me for my apple ID and password.

Apple addressed vulnerabilities in iTunes and iCloud for Windows, and Xcode Server on Thursday.