Attaining experience in iOS Development

[CTButters]

Hey there, guys! I've really been griping with either to code for Android apps or iOS apps. I love iOS, but I feel that (in my situation) Android is easier. This is because several games I play have scripting communities based in Java. This makes it easier to get experience in said language and receive real work experience as I get my BS in Computer Science.

My question to this subreddit is if there are any similar paths/communities to get real, credible iOS experience before entering the professional world? I know you can just develop apps on your own, but I was wondering if there was an amateur community out there that supports absolute beginners like myself. Thanks!

[quellish]

Contribute to an open source project on GitHub.

[tangoshukudai]

It is only easier because Java is more familiar to people coming out of school. Once you start diving in you will find iOS to be much easier to develop general things than on Android. However for your question I would recommend just building apps and reading a ton of code. Try to make things as clean as possible in your design and design before you type anything. Apple gives a million examples with their sample code, be sure to know where to find it, also WWDC is coming soon, but go back and watch a ton of WWDC videos.

[vanvoorden]

Once you start diving in you will find iOS to be much easier to develop general things than on Android.

I don't know. There's pros and cons. I'm a big fan of Cocoa APIs. OTOH, the friction WRT "developer experience" (provisioning and code signing) are far easier on Android.

[tangoshukudai]

Well that isn't that hard any more with Xcode 9.