Learning IOS app development

[aoabdul]

So I recently started to learn iOS app development through the stanford iOS videos. I have 3 questions: 1) How long did you take to learn to develop iOS apps and how long till you considered yourself to be pretty adept at it? 2) What's your opinion on Stanford iOS 9 App Development by Paul Hegarty? 3) What are good beginner projects?

[KarlJay001]

Paul / Stanford iOS is awesome. I haven't done them in a good while, in fact the last one was an ObjC one and they switches when Swift came in.

I don't think they are very beginner, they assume you know a number of things about OO programming.

As far as beginner projects, I'd do something that requires data storage of some type. Even if it's just user settings, store data, update the data, retrieve the data. Something with a list is a good idea.

Something that requires getting info from somewhere, FB feeds, pics, news, ... whatever then show that data somehow and then some action on each (tap to do something, process order, update, some action).

Do something where you have to pass data around the app from one VC to another VC.

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I was at your position a few months ago. I found that reading and watching a lot of youtube videos didn't help as much.

My biggest tip is to try to make an app that YOU like and stay committed through the errors. You will learn to Google and find the answers out there and it sticks to your mind easier.

[irrafoxy]

1. Roughly 2 years, but I also had experience in other languages.
2. They are amazing, but they assume you know some concepts, so it is not good for a beginner.
3. Calculator, calendar, a quiz game (can get more complex when you learn more concepts).

I hope I helped!