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by sigzero 5637 days ago
XCode is not built-in. You have to download it. It is free but you still have to make that effort.
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Actually, it ships on the Mac OS X install media. I have been pleasantly surprised that this is still true. It comes as cold comfort when you find that you have to download a new XCode anyway because the one on your DVD is way too old, but still, it is there.

Obviously they don't install it by default: For 99.5% of Mac customers all it would do is take up space and add risk of confusion.

Last I checked, XCode shipped with every Mac and copy of Mac OS X. It is an optional install from the DVD's like X11.