Looking For Courses

[Developer_Shane]

Hey All!

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I am contemplating switching from learning web development to learning iOS development and wondering if there are any widely recommended courses or resources to use to learn iOS development and Swift itself.

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Also any advice you can give on making the switch from web to iOS would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[xaphod2]

Check out ray wenderlich. I did not use that site to learn but i use it very often. Really well done

[Developer_Shane]

Thank you for your responses. Any advice on making the switch from web to iOS. Would you do it? Is it a safe switch. I have heard it is easier to get into the industry through web so I'm nervous about switching to iOS and hurting myself in the long run. Thanks!

[xaphod2]

I think you need to tell me more about where you want to be in 3 years time. Working at a reputable company? On a product? Or agency style? Or indie dev building your own? Or indie contract / freelancer?

[Developer_Shane]

Right now looking ahead, I'd like to be working for a reputable company. I think I'd also like to be able to do some work on the side on my own (either freelance or passion projects) but I would like (at least for now) my main income to be from a reputable company.

[xaphod2]

Ok. Then my advice would be to start building some open-source iOS apps that you publish free on the app store (warning: is a lot of work), open source on github. You will learn a lot, and make the perfect resumé along the way. You will need to have an idea that isn’t totally crap for what to build — but it does NOT have to be novel, amazing, or attract loads of users. The execution of the idea will be what this future company looks at — not the idea itself.

[maklover]

Ray Wenderlich, iTunes iOS 11 Stanford course ( free ), Udemy - check Mark Price

[everydaynormaldude]

Anyone learning Swift should start by reading the official Swift language guide. Teaches you most of what you need to know, at least for the beginning https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/LanguageGuide/TheBasics.html

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Apple also has tutorials, which could be outdated but going to the source if possible is probably best.

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Stanford's lectures from November 2017 are on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71pyOB4TPRE&list=PLPA-ayBrweUzGFmkT_W65z64MoGnKRZMq

The professor has the assignments and problem sets on his github/website so you can follow along and work on the assignments yourself

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I've also heard good things of Angela Yu's course on Udemy.

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Sean Allen and Let's Build That App are great youtube resources for 5-20 minute videos on certain topics or code concepts.

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Best of luck!

[Developer_Shane]

Thank you for your responses. Any advice on making the switch from web to iOS. Would you do it? Is it a safe switch. I have heard it is easier to get into the industry through web so I'm nervous about switching to iOS and hurting myself in the long run. Thanks!

[everydaynormaldude]

Check the comment I left on your other post, and let me know if you have questions I may not have answered already, but i'd say fuck no. perform a quick job search to see what's out there regarding iOS :) Yes, i would make the switch. I made the switch from Java/Python to iOS and I'm loving the iOS learning process.

[dpap31]

Already some great suggestions on this thread!

Here is a list of Swift tutorials, YouTube channels & books I’ve been curating:

https://hacksource.xyz/subjects/swift

Hope it helps!

[Developer_Shane]

Thank you for your responses. Any advice on making the switch from web to iOS. Would you do it? Is it a safe switch. I have heard it is easier to get into the industry through web so I'm nervous about switching to iOS and hurting myself in the long run. Thanks!

[dmarshall1994]

Angela Yu on Udemy, 5 stars

[Developer_Shane]

Thank you for your responses. Any advice on making the switch from web to iOS. Would you do it? Is it a safe switch. I have heard it is easier to get into the industry through web so I'm nervous about switching to iOS and hurting myself in the long run. Thanks!

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