Apple today announced that starting in January 2024, all Apple Developer Program memberships will include 25 compute hours of Xcode Cloud at no additional cost on top of the Developer membership fee.

In an effort not to be left behind and close the gap between it and other developer resource providers, Apple is reportedly on the verge of releasing a major update to its Xcode developer environment.

The company confirmed the news on its Apple Developer website. As of April 25, the App Store will no longer accept apps built with older versions of Xcode. For those unfamiliar, Xcode is the tool used ...