How do VS developers handle debugging to iOS from Windows?

Problem I am facing:

1. I need to have the most recent/ compatible version of Visual Studio(windows), Visual Studio(Mac), and Xcode in order to use my set up correctly.
   • This means every month or so going through this arduous process of manually updating each of the aforementioned softwares which takes a long time, only to be a fruitless endeavour because of some issues with compatibility.
     • e.g Windows Visual studio version not the same as Mac xCode & Visual Studio…
   • I need to debug on my iPhone in order to test my Xamarin.forms App correctly.
   • Is there a better way to debug onto an iOSdevice from VS Windows yet? I feel like Apple has set it up so that you must have a Macintosh in order to develop Apps for iOS.
2. Xcode gets to the very end of the update (after usually 4+ hours) and then nothing happens.

What I have tried so far:

1. Upgrade OS X to the latest
   • This stopped the eternal spinner – instead the spinner showed for a second, then nothing happened
   • In the past, updating the App Store itself helped
2. I go to the Updates tab and click UPDATE ALL
   • App Store asked me for my credentials then ran all upgrades, including Xcode
3. James Montemagno’s Visual Studio for Mac and Win have been very useful
   • but it seems like these personality developers have infinite resources.
     • He has like two Mac’s and a PC, and an ASUS.
     • Is there any hope for us Developers who want to create cross platform apps without having amazing Mac setups?

Conclusion:

• I have scoured the internet to find resources (stackoverflow/superuser/Microsoft/xCode Forums/ Xamarin TV/ Xamarin forums/ Syncfusion solution… etc).
• It appears that there is no real way of going around this problem. But I am curious how other developers in my community are handling this problem. Surely I am not the only one who has experienced this?