Expert Advice to Learn iOS Dev & Swift FAST

Navigating the world of iOS Development and Swift as a beginner is tough. I put together my best videos giving advice to those learning iOS Development so you can have it all in one place. I discuss traps to avoid, SwiftUI or UIKit in 2023, common misconceptions, the 90/90 rule, embarrassing mistakes and so much more.

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Book and learning recommendations that help out the channel if you decide to purchase (Affiliate Links):

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

Donny Wals - Combine:

Mark Moeyken’s SwiftUI Books:

Timestamps:
0:00 - Most Common Misconception
4:36 - SwiftUI or UIKit in 2023?
5:26 - 8 Traps to Avoid When Learning
14:08 - Are Dev Bootcamps Worth It?
20:12 - Average Developers Can Be Very Successful
24:39 - The 90/90 Rule
30:58 - I Was Just Like You
38:51 - Embarrassing Beginner Mistakes
50:38 - Gain Confidence as a Developer
58:26 - Do You Need CS Fundamentals?
1:02:13 - Level Up Link Link (Zelda)

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[yoliocaffeyole]

Hey Sean, it's like you are reading my mind--I am glad I did loads of research before embarking on my iOS journey just over a year ago and Twitter was where I found others like me. I have found a couple mentors though none last more than just a few weeks or months. Now I am working on my own app idea and it is scary but because I love creating and learning to build apps, I won't stop. Cheers to you for your wise insight. You are one of the few I have followed both on Twitter and YouTube not to mention buying some of your awesome courses. Thank you!

[akramkatabae]

Man I needed this Sean. I took a break from my iOS developer journey and came back lost and confused on where to go. This video helped guide me once again. Thanks

[emreagbal]

I totally agree with him. Especially his senior developer description is so clear. Senior developer is who learn how to learn new things in their area. They can easily learn new things and track right sources to made that.

[victortyau]

Great video, I enjoyed it so much; the tips, the bits of advice, everything well explained. I am a newbie iOS developer; this path is a marathon, not a sprint. Thanks so much dude

[ekeminios]

Yo, very relatable - especially the where one tried to build their idea product before learning the fundamentals

[immmax]

Back here to support my motivation and discipline.

I graduated the university back in 2017 in CS (actually Automatic Control Systems, but we had lots of different programming experience). Then I founded my python-team and I lead it doing the project already almost 1.5 years. One of them got their job a half year ago with no background experience and education. I learn SwiftUI already for a year. I had couple projects for my friends businesses. But still not totally sure about myself if I am able to get an IT job. It's really frustrating.

[zurvey]

First, I *loved* this video. All frustration is a product of unmet expectations, and this video is fantastic at setting expectations from the starting line. And he did it in many different ways.

I've watched this video twice, and while my expectations have been tempered, I'm also questioning learning Swift at all. Given that Sean has been doing this about four years and he considers himself "an average developer" (or "mid-level" as he also says), he makes me wonder if many of us wouldn't be better off doing four years of study in at a university and getting a bachelor's degree in something else, you know?

At any rate, I'm enjoying these videos; they are very thought-provoking.

[kevinverhaege]

Started today with the 10u video from you ! Love it

[ChristopherCricketWallace]

if you're looking for a job where they already have an app, then learn Swift and UIKIt (with a minor in Objective-C that good enough to at least READ it).

if you're looking to start a new app from scratch, then consider Swift UI.

Any semi-mature, legacy app will be UIKIT and you'll see both Swift and Objc.

[baurrm]

Thank you Sean! Really great video👍🏽 I am on my way to become an iOS developer, this video helped me a lot😊

[evgenykravtsov]

So stacked, so useful, so fun to watch and hear... thank you.

[froadindan]

I can vouch for your Twitter thing. I literally signed up a year ago for the first time because of your advice. I only follow iOS people. It's fantastic! The cesspool doesn't really even creep in much, but if it does, it's pretty easy to block.

[ckatheman]

Looking to do some indie development on the side. I developed applications in the manufacturing environment up until about 2014, then went into other IT roles. Looking to relearn using SwiftUI. I imagine it would be quite daunting if you were starting from square one. Still, I am treating it as if I was a complete beginner and it’s working quite well 😊

[jerrick.warren]

I've come back to this video at least 3x this year. Still great information!

[daniilvaschilin]

38:00 thanks for you choice, now we have one of the best IOS dev bloggers ❤

[OliverHinz]

I remember your fist videos, happy to be back

[DavidShaw-dcre]

Thanks for this video. I've been writing programs for 30 years in several languages and always find myself looking up syntax and function documentation. I laughed when you mentioned your 'toolbox.' I have copies of classic ASP files on my backup drives :)

[MG-wjrc]

Very helpful video. I often feel I have big gaps in my skills even though I've only been an iOS developer for a year now and I feel like everyone knows more, learns faster and I don't (but should) understand code written by people with five or ten years of experience.

[naruzawa]

The 90/90 percent is interesting! Thanks for bring this up!

[brunolopesdemello]

What helped me a lot in the beginning was to apply everything that I was learning back then in a side project in the GitHub, so i could use this side project as a reference whenever I was struggling with something.