iOS in 2023: Way to go

I discovered that very few people in the industry choose to become iOS developers. For the most part, it has been a black box, not to mention the hardware constraints. However, for those who can afford a Mac computer and want to do iOS development, I'd like to share step-by-step instructions on how to become an iOS developer in 2023. Everyone claims the road toward being a mythical 10x developer is complicated and vague, but it doesn't have to be. Let's see if you can be one of them, earning the highest salary in the industry.

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1. @KyawTheMonkey iOS in 2023: Way to go
2. It’s me 👋 • iOS Engineer @Codigo • A community builder • Very passionate about iOS development and programming in general • Write articles on Medium Kyaw Zay Ya Lin Tun
3. If you are interested in working at Codigo, send your CV to careers@codigo.co
4. Where to start? You fi rstly need to possess a MacBook. I am not gonna lie, it is quite expensive ☹ But, if you have managed to get one, I hope you have had, then, this talk is for you. Vishal, a friend of mine, once told me anyone can learn iOS development without costing a single penny. Today, let me show you how you can be one of self-taught devs.
5. Basic Advanced This is the most trickiest part Pro You start making money here
6. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C Here’s my ideal roadmap
7. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C
8. Xcode An IDE loved and hated by iOS Devs • Text editor and interface builder • O ff er project templates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS etc. • Built-in source control and package manager • Build system, schemes and can generate ipa fi le for deployment • 1st party CI/CD via Xcode Cloud • Tools like Instruments, CreateML, Reality Composer and many more
9. Learning Xcode It will be a life-long journey. Xcode is a very powerful yet complicated tool to master. For someone like you who just start learning iOS development, it would be su ff i cient if you know - How to create a new project, and fi les - How to use interface builder - How to run on a simulator Later on, you will need to learn how to debug your codes.
10. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C
11. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C
12. Swift Fast, Modern, Safe, Interactive • A de facto standard programming language for all Apple development technologies • A complete replacement of Objective-C, which opens up new possibilities • Swift package manager instead of Carthage and CocoaPods. • SwiftUI, a declarative UI framework • Codable, Async-await, Combine etc. • Server-side Swift, Swift for IoT
13. Basic Swift • Variable • Control fl ow • Functions and closures • Objects and Classes • Enumerations and Structures
14. Advanced Swift • Error handling • Concurrency • Protocols and Extensions • Generics
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18. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C
19. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C
20. Frameworks User interface is the fi rst priority. UI Frameworks UIKit SwiftUI
21. UIKit
22. Views Basic Layout Basic Transitions Intermediate Animations Rendering Advanced Navigation Intermediate Gestures Advanced UIKit Intermediate CoreAnimation Advanced CoreGraphics Advanced Tap Basic Long press Basic Swipe Intermediate Rotation Intermediate Pinch Advanced Pan Advanced
23. UIKit Views • Basic views • UIView, UIImageView, UIActivityIndicatorView, UIPickerView, UIWebView, UIProgressView, UICalendarView • Container views • UIStackView, UIScrollView, UITableView, UICollectionView • Text views • UILabel, UITextField, UITextView, UISearchTextField • Controls • UIButton, UISwitch, UISegmentedControl, UIDatePicker, UISlider, UIStepper, UIPageControl, UIColorWell
24. UIKit Layouts • Autolayout • Storyboard and XIBs • Draw UI with code
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26. SwiftUI
27. SwiftUI A declarative framework • Introduced in 2019 • Can use starting from iOS 13 • I would recommend starting with SwiftUI 2.0, which requires iOS14 • SwiftUI 4.0 o ff ers the greatest developer experience so far, but, needs iOS16 minimum
28. I do not have much experience with SwiftUI so I’d instead share some learning resources with you.
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33. Frameworks Networking • URLSession (native) • Alamo fi re (3rd party) JSON Encoding/Decoding • Codable (native) • Object mapper (3rd party)
34. Frameworks O ffl ine caching • CoreData (native) • Realm (3rd party) • SQLite3 (3rd party) Reactive programming • Combine (native) • RxSwift (3rd party) • ReactiveSwift (3rd party)
35. Frameworks Testing • XCTest and XCUITest (Native) • Quick (3rd party) • Nimble (3rd party)
36. Frameworks Not mandatory, but good to know • StoreKit (native), RevenueCat (3rd party), Adapty (3rd party) • WebKit • AVFoundation, AVKit • MapKit, CoreMotion • SpriteKit • ARKit, CoreML • Metal Remark: Both CoreAnimation and CoreGraphics are as part of UI development. If you want to do outstanding computer graphics, you also need to learn Metal.
37. Frameworks Architecture patterns and practices • MVC • MVP • MVVM, MVVM+C • VIP, VIPER • TCA • Test driven development
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40. ⭐ RECOMMENDED ⭐ Can Great Programmers Be Taught? - John Ousterhout The E ff ective Engineer - Edmond Lau Preparing for Growth: Architecting Giant Apps for Scalability and Build Speed -Bruno Rocha Scalable Modular iOS Architecture - Alberto de Bortoli
41. Tools • SourceTree or GitHub client • Carthage, CocoaPods, Swift package manager • Jenkins, Fastlane, Bitrise, Xcode Cloud • SwiftGen, XcodeGen • Bazel
42. ⭐ RECOMMENDED ⭐ Remove your Xcode workspace from Git - Firas Safa Command-line automations: unchain your Xcode projects! - Stefano Mondino Keeping Things Modular With Swift Package Manager - Tunde Adegoroye
43. The main takeaway: you can find almost every topic on YouTube for FREE.
44. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C
45. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C
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48. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C
49. Swift Xcode Frameworks/ Tools Deployment Objective C
50. The only reason to learn • Every 8/10 Senior iOS positions require you to know Objective-C
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52. Mindset
53. Self-study technique • What? • Why? • How? Learn Assess Retrospect
54. 3 steps toward better developer • Make it work. • Then, make it good. • And fi nally, make it scalable.
55. Other resources • SwiftBySundell • SwiftLee • Donny Wals • Nil Coalescing • NSHipster • https://www.youtube.com/@StewartLynch • https://www.youtube.com/@LetsBuildThatApp • https://www.youtube.com/@KodecoDev • https://www.youtube.com/@DesignCodeTeam • https://www.youtube.com/@iOSAcademy • https://www.youtube.com/@rebeloper • https://www.youtube.com/@azamsharp • https://www.youtube.com/@BrianAdvent • https://www.youtube.com/@v_pradeilles • https://www.youtube.com/@swiftandtips • https://www.youtube.com/@PhysicsNerdDev
56. Contact me via • @KyawTheMonkey on Twitter and Instagram • kyaw.codes@gmail.com Social link • https://linktr.ee/kyaw_monkey
57. Thank you 🙏