Macbook pro or air. Which to buy

13 inch Macbook pro retina 8gb/256gb or fully loaded 13 inch air 256gb? I want to get into ios app development so I plan on using xcode quite a bit. Also im a compsci major and will be graduating in december. I plan on doing a lot of programming in various programming languages. Other uses will ideal college student uses ie writing papers surfing the web etc. Im leaning more towards mbpr because i keep hearing non retinas will be a thing of the past very soon. Also the mbp is supposed to be a little more powerful than the air which i think will be a plus when programming. i know this is a FAQ but i had to ask due to my specific needs.
Also i WAS going to wait for the big updates on mbpr but intels delays are a bit harsh. Idk if i can wait til mid 2015.
Thanks in advance

willecicci,
programming, writing papers, surfing the Web, &c. can all be done on older MacBook Pros. Both Mavericks and Yosemite (and thus Xcode) can be run on MacBook Pro models going back to 2007. If you’d rather wait for a big Intel update, then you could purchase a used MacBook Pro now, and sell it once a new MacBook Pro is offered with your preferred Intel hardware.

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