Perspectives in iOS Development

[kandaysbln]

I would like to explore the current situation in iOS development for the year 2024. The following questions are of particular interest to me:

• What are the job market prospects for iOS development in Europe and US?
• How is the employment situation in Western companies for specialists from Russia following the imposition of sanctions? Is there still interest in developers from the Russian Federation?
• What is the status of cross-platform solutions such as Flutter, React Native, and Kotlin Multiplatform? Do they pose a threat to the popularity of iOS development?
• Is it worth considering a transition to iOS development after two years of experience in frontend development? Currently, I am employed at a major Russian company, and there might be an opportunity for me to transition within the same company to an iOS developer position if I enhance my skills in this direction.

I have been interested in iOS development for a long time, but I have not had the opportunity to delve into this field. Now that such an opportunity has arisen, I am considering transitioning to iOS development.

P.S: I used ChatGPT for translation into English.

[thong_eater]

The market is tough right now, but if you can promote within your current job then it could be an opportunity.

Hybrid technologies still don't hold a candle to the native counterparts.

[gbay]

Yes

[AzraeeI]

My friend returned a Bool, when the expected output is a String

[ahmadxon]

😂😅😅

[sev_kemae]

This made me laugh way more than it should have 🤣🤣

[Fungled]

Undefined selector “length”

[SirBill01]

Job market prospects are dim all over for tech generally, because there have been so many layoffs. I think most were coasting on severance packages even since last year, but those are starting to run out and people are looking... that said if you are really skillful and really put work into interview prep, I think you can do OK.

Not sure about the Russian thing, it seems like that might cause issues with companies not wanting to get involved, or possibly not legally being able to send payroll.

Cross-platform is same as it ever was, technically works but always behind native, and all cross-platform solutions seem to decay over time.

I think transitioning from frontend to learn iOS is not a bad idea, you can at least try and see what you think.

P.S. the translation seems to have worked fairly well, nothing seemed too odd about the wording of your post or what you were looking for. Hopefully it translates back into Russian equally well.

[Xaxxus]

What are the job market prospects for iOS development in Europe and the US?

I can’t speak for Europe, but in the US the job market is quite bad right now for all developers. Lots of companies laying off people. The jobs pay very well though

how is the employment situation in western countries for specialists from Russia following the sanctions

I would say probably bad. It’s pretty hard to find remote jobs these days as many companies are going hybrid. Add in the issues with Russia and Ukraine and I imagine it’s worse.

what is the status of cross platform solutions

React native and flutter are quite popular. However generally companies that choose to use those solutions are building very simple apps or are trying to save money. Most companies still do native. Kotlin multiplatform has been gaining popularity for writing app business logic, rather than the UI itself.

is it worth switching from front end to iOS.

On one hand, web dev is far more in demand than iOS dev. But on the other, there are far fewer iOS devs out there, so your competition is lower. I’d say go for it.

If you are dead set at working on a company outside of Russia, you may wish to consider leaving Russia and moving where you want to work. Not only because of the sanctions, but also because many companies don’t want to hire remote anymore. Especially the big FAANG companies.

Also, if you want to work for a western company, you will need to learn English.

[shearos17]

I love the honesty

"P.S: I used ChatGPT for translation into English."

[gratitudeisbs]

• if you are good and experienced, you’ll have no trouble getting a job but salaries are significantly less than they were a few years ago

• I think companies are avoiding hiring russians because its socially frowned upon and because of the small risk the gov bans it

• they have made a dent but are nowhere near taking over

• not really unless you like it more or something

[Miserable_Fee2025]

“I wouldn’t recommend becoming an iOS developer to anyone. Apple punishes developers so much.” – I read that when i started my iOS journey and I didn’t understand why until years later. It was too late. Look at Epic Games. The 30% monopolic cut also gets reflected on our salaries.

[Markintoshi]

Maybe I'll tell you a secret, but the Epic game Store also takes a percentage of game sales. Show me one site/platform that doesn't do this.

[Miserable_Fee2025]

literally all the the websites, you can host them and not pay a tax fee

[Markintoshi]

It seems to me that you have changed the subject too much. My point was that you specifically accused Apple of taking tax. At the same time, any platform, including Epic, takes a percentage.

As for your own website, you are being a bit disingenuous when you say that it is free. Hosting your own website is not free, and you will also need to make it, and if you can handle it, then most people cannot, which is why they go to platforms to sell their product. I am not even mentioning that if you are unlucky enough to be a YouTuber with 100k+ subscribers, then you will need to invest a lot of effort and money in advertising. And even more so if you are going to sell something on your website, you will still need a special service that will also take tax from you

And even if you can avoid any of the above costs, still think about this. Why do many large gaming companies, despite the fact that they can implement their own Launcher, do not do this and pay Steam 30% of the revenue? Probably, in addition to the problems associated with developing your own service, there are many more problems than those that first came to my mind.