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iPhone apps are developed using the iOS SDK in conjunction with Apple’s Xcode 4 development environment. The iOS SDK contains the development frameworks that were outlined in [[iOS 4 Architecture and SDK Frameworks (iOS 4 Xcode 4)|iOS 4 Architecture and SDK Frameworks]]. Xcode 4 is an integrated development environment (IDE) within which you will code, compile, test and debug your iOS iPhone applications. The Xcode 4 environment also includes a feature called Interface Builder that enables you to graphically design the user interface of your application using the components provided by the UIKit framework.
In this chapter we will cover the steps involved in installing both Xcode 4 and the iOS 4 SDK on Mac OS X.