iOS Developer 2023 Roadmap to GET A JOB

[@rodricam1]

I started with the Angle Yu iOS Bootcamp a little bit over a year ago, and 3 months in I was lucky enough to get a job as an iOS Jr. Developer for one of the biggest software companies in my country. However, I was really lucky, and had some developer experience. Since then, I love my life and I was awarded as a semi senior iOS Developer a few months ago. If anyone needs any help with entering the iOS world, I'll be happy to help!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Fantastic man! Glad you are crushing and willing to give back. Keep after it.

[@everettmontano4452]

What programming language experience did you have before the Angela Yu course?

[@rodricam1]

@@everettmontano4452 I had been working mainly with HTML, CSS and JavaScript (occasionally) for almost two years, and I also learned a little Java and C# on the University.

[@uriahhyatte1417]

In need of help networking in the IOS World! Would love some assistance

[@mread8145]

Congrats man! How to contact you btw have some qs if you don't mind

[@factsoflife1234]

Thank you for the honesty about job seeking.

[@MobileDeveloper1965]

Code with Chris is the most updated course in the market. Very clear explanation.

[@jameelshehadeh9011]

Seriously this is the best video I've came across regarding hiring, it has been around 1.5 year since i started studying and made a really good app "Not Published" yet but still it is not enough for employers specially in the place i live in they ask for so much experience i would say it is a challenge to land the first job but once this step is done things will get easy after that

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

100%. It’s not easy but it can be done with enough time and strategy. Good luck!

[@84madara]

Well the ios developer (50K) in UK is not as well paid comparing to React Native developer (70K+). I would recomend to start a small company and focus on simple ios apps for common customers and build portfolio this way. Why looking for job when can make one

[@mituartel]

Great video! i started learning iOS this month and it's very helpful.

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Happy to hear that and good luck!

[@mansapratapsingh417]

Keep learning bro. Stay focused and continuous. You'll get what you want. Read the Swift Documentation thoroughly and practice in playground.

[@RAJ_K_]

If any expert iOS developer reads my comment, could you please answer my query? I am currently learning MERN stack. Suppose, if I work as a MERN developer for 5 years and then decide to switch to iOS developer. Will my job experience start from 0 year when I apply on a job?

[@SHIVAKUMARMASANNAHARIJAN]

Thanks Boy

[@mikemikina]

Great tips Dave! I started with unpaid internship. I know that not everyone can afford to do that. But if you can you should go for it. You will learn much more in a company as an intern than on a bootcamp.

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Yeah I've found it to be a very touchy subject. While I didn't really learn a ton of new things in the internship that I did, it gave me a huge boost in application responses because employers looked on it favorably and it provided a talking point in interviews.

[@mikemikina]

@@DaveJacobseniOS It definitely depends on the company. For me it was one month intensive internship, which turned into a paid position. Although I used to be a web dev before I started iOS. For sure you have a point about the resume!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

@@mikemikina exactly! Just depends on the company. More established companies typically have a great learning environment to grow in. Mine was at an early stage startup and their iOS SDK product was still in initial development so it was pretty unstructured. I still took a few things from it though.

[@guitardude1587]

This is a great video! Thank you!

[@iOSAcademy]

Great video!

[@zachivars4643]

How would this look for an 18-20 year olds? I'm looking at becoming better at coding while also doing a bachelors in CS in france. The school i'm going to isn't that challenging so i wanna do something that can set me apart and give me the best chance into getting into the working world earlier, or get into a very nice engineering school

[@marcesmack]

Cool video man! And btw, I do have the same tshirt that I use as a pajama. lol

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Thank you! It's a good T Shirt :D

[@vikramdhakad6099]

is Macbook air M2 8GB good enough to start the development

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Yes, this will work great

[@MobileDeveloper1965]

Not for ai assistance on Xcode 16

[@Rohan_is_discovering]

Can you tell computer specification? Can I start with MacBook Air m2 with 8GB with 256GB SSD?

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

yes, that will be more than adequate

[@balemika7463]

Thank you so much! Could you please make a video about your desk setup? Looks awesome!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

I don't think I'll do one anytime soon but here's a quick rundown -Uplift standing desk(the desk my wife got from a WFH stipend at her old job) -Phillips usb monitor(WFH stipend from my job) -13 in MBP -Belkin wireless charger -Succulent & color cube thingy to try and look cool(stolen from my wife) But anyone with a laptop can learn some serious dev skills without any of this. I learned most of what I know with an old 2015 MacBook air sitting on a couch!

[@tasoscat4295]

Is your MBP 13inch 16gb ram?

[@ibukunokunoye4795]

This is best advice and strategy I've heard for beginner devs looking for a job, thank you!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Happy to hear that. Good luck!

[@NBLBHR]

Thanks for this video, it helped me pave my way into ios development. Explanation is clear as the sky. Plus your accent is amazing

[@FatimaZahra-ee1fc]

I love your impressions of grumpy people xD makes the video way more entertaining haha

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

There's so many of them that it's hard to resist :D

[@travisratliff1549]

Do you need to know any prerequisites before learning swift? Like JavaScript or anything like that?

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

nope!

[@aaronkbutler]

Super helpful video! I was wondering what your thoughts on using Storyboard are. I've been learning iOS dev on and off for the last 4 years or so and tend to rely very heavily on storyboards, only programmatically adding views or constraints when absolutely necessary. Is this an acceptable approach? Particularly for someone just starting the process of building up a portfolio and applying for internships/jobs. Thanks!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Hey Aaron, glad to hear it was helpful. I know storyboards get a lot of hate but they are still pretty prevalent in the workforce so I think it's totally acceptable to still use them.

[@pals5376]

Hi thank you for the video! after submitting my swift student challenge few days ago, i started to think to make ios developer as my career choice path but i was wondering your thought, so as you said that the choice after learning the fundamentals are either the bootcamp or self taught but isnt the angela's yu is already consider as self taught? and you said that we need to learn more, can you give me a lil description (so i have the idea) of what should i learn more after taking the fundamental course? thank you so much in advance :)

[@al_mokrousov]

Can u advice some education for already hired junior-developers who wants to grow faster and faster become a middle and find a new better paid job? 😂

[@abdullohasad3149]

How do you think , Flutter will kill Native development? And second question: I'm beginner , plz tell me should I learn first UIKit, or SwiftUI?

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

It’s not going to kill native developments. Different tools have different uses. Like I mentioned in this video, if your goal is to land an iOS job in the states then my recommendation is learn UIKit because that is still dominant in the US market but if you are doing indie development or freelancing then SwiftUI is viable.

[@FranciscoHernandez-ij3kd]

I’ve interviewed with a different companies who use UIKit and SwiftUI together. It’s one of the beauties of the SwiftUI framework.

[@starbrightinfinity3329]

Sound advice. I’m a marketer and I’ve long been considering making a switch. I see more and more code leaking into my skill set as is, but some days I’m bored. Many of your suggestions are the things we suggest digital marketers do when they want to edge out competition. Anyone can take a course, but not everyone can create a project or be their own guinea pig.

[@DevlogBill]

David, this I don't know but can you make ios mobile apps but run them through your macos? I don't have an iphone I only have my macos and a Google Pixel phone. Later when I run into some money I will buy a Dummy phone for programming.

[@natgenesis5038]

Thank you so much for your info

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

You're welcome!

[@Rose-jp7dm]

Thank you so much for this video! These are great points! Complexity is the enemy of execution!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

You're welcome! And yes, love that quote. It's such a powerful truth.

[@rianlaney8691]

use the 10x rule, great stuff Dave applied some of the things you mentioned to the rez

[@pedrosantos4368]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MM-tu6sm]

How to handle an app with rest and morty api and coco@pods? How to integrate to the rest api?

[@sandro5437]

Insta like and sub. I was just considering the career path and picturing some plans, but this video really motivated me. The reality check aspect of it is spot on.

[@jesuspacheco1387]

Hi!! Which course did you recommend for beginners?? According your experience?

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Check out the video description for some recommended courses!

[@brandonjablasone7544]

Where can I learn swift

[@wlcheng]

Thank you so much! I just got my MacBook Air today and I am going to give iOS development a try. Do you have any advice to find an intern job? It seems most of them require you pursing a degree.

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Awesome, good luck. I have a video discussing iOS internships on my channel you could check out.

[@wlcheng]

@@DaveJacobseniOS Thanks a lot! This is really helpful to a beginner like me.

[@ZenTechnologist]

1 year later. Did you get a job?

[@Drannn54]

Sooo? Wassup? What have changed?

[@DorkSanat]

Hey, I am college student and I'll get promoted to third year CS in a month after exams. I am suffering from how to get started with IOS Development, or anything related to Computer Science, I have interest in Development-like field such as Web-Development and App Development, and UI UX Designing. I have been working as a Freelance Graphics Designer and Video Editor since 6 years and I want to shift to programming. Here are the problems from which I have been suffering from : 1. I am overwhelmed by the resources and the technologies like I want to learn JAVA, and Kotlin and Web Development and IOS Development and UX and the list goes on and on. 2. I am not able to get started with anything because of the above reason, I need a basic RoadMap, so that I and stick with that and later explore once I get the pace. 3. Time is not that manageable due college stuff/ exams. Please Help me regarding this.

[@codewithalx]

You should try to get a project done, from start to finish, it doesn't have to be great, not even perfect, but functional. I've started a series on this channel where I build an iOS app to force me to finish it lmao!

[@elvisbucatariu]

Question: Is it still important to learn Obiective-C separately and then Swift or do you recommend starting directly with Swift? Besides, can you recommend any good resources for design patterns / algorithms ?

[@elvisbucatariu]

@@rodricam1 thank you Rodrigo!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Totally agree! Focus on Swift and cross the objc bridge if you ever get there.

[@mrinaalarora507]

Great video Dave 👍 Especially for a beginner like me.

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Glad to hear that!

[@julianperry4767]

I'm brand new to iOS, is CodeWithChris a decent site to learn with?

[@LeonaS-jd2wy]

Dave, thanks so much for the info. I just found that most of the online courses are teaching with SwiftUI. Do you know where can I learn to build apps with UIKIT which you mentioned? or that I have to learn it separately by myself (I mean learn those courses with SwiftUI first)? what would you recommend? thanks a lot.

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

You're welcome. There are many UIKit courses you can learn from. A great free option is 100 days of Swift on the hacking with swift website. Another great one is Sean Allen's iOS Dev Launchpad course. I have a link to that one in the video description.

[@LeonaS-jd2wy]

@@DaveJacobseniOS thanks Dave. God bless you.

[@raba650]

But did you do your part-time internship without being a student at a university degree program? 🤔

[@eliastechtalk]

True quality Content! Thanks for the vid, helped me a lot!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

I'm happy to hear that! Good luck.

[@adventurerful]

Valuable tips. Learning a lot via your first class videos. :)

[@th8alm0y48]

Btw What is the brand of the desktop computer you are using?

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

I have links to a lot of the stuff I'm using in the description👍

[@johndo8143]

Would learning objective C after swift improve chances of getting an interview?

[@rodricam1]

It would definitely be a plus, but I don't really think it's required. Obj-C is slowly dying. I think I would learn SwiftUI instead. You didn't ask me but I hope this helps.

[@MuhammadHamza-ub8ku]

thanks for this helpful video.

[@moneycannon974]

very helpful, thank you

[@Avolua]

The problem with Angela’s course is that it’s outdated. Is it gonna help me still?

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Since there are many quality course that are kept up to date then perhaps that is a better option.

[@tazimmahta7625]

Hi , new kid here ! its september of 2024. Is this suggestion still relevant?

[@R2B2YT]

this still true a year later with ui kit?

[@codedrew9409]

Hi, I have a question, I want to become a mobile app developer but would it be more helpful to learn react native since it allows you to work with both apple and android? I’m trying to decide between that or just ios

[@pulisichhh]

Most companies have their apps built natively (Swift/ObjC or Koltin/Java), however there are indeed many companies who do use hybrid technologies

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

I say try out both and see which one you like more. There are plenty of opportunities in both areas.

[@CHRISTIVN.OFFICIAL]

Awesome video! Looking to become an iOS developer. Nice breakdown

[@sundarapandim1104]

Sir... I don't have Macbook... Can i build iOS App by using normal laptop with VS Code by using SWIFT LANGUAGE

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

nope, you'll need a MacBook

[@TheseEyesSeeDarknessClearly7]

You're definitely gonna need a MacBook.

[@natgenesis5038]

Between core data and sqlite which one should I learn first as iOS database from now and in future ???

[@noon310]

Go native first. Core data is built on top of SQLite. Good luck using core data on projects though 😂

[@natgenesis5038]

@@noon310 it's very hard right ???

[@noon310]

@@natgenesis5038 lol you never will get to use it. 3rd party data storages reign supreme. Realm firebase will be the option most companies go for. There is a learning curve with coreData though I can’t lie.

[@johnny2469]

Awesome video. I've been studying iOS Development off and on for the past couple of years and this video really puts things into perspective of what you're really getting yourself into if you decide to journey down this path. Well done!

[@Shahad-tj8fp]

Hey Dave I hope you are doing well! I just joined the Apple Developer Academy and I just don't know where to start. It is an intensive 9 to 10 month course with App and software development and it is not only focused on coding but other entrepreneurial skills. My question is: After graduation, will I be able to become an iOS developer? (im planning on landing a job as a junior ios dev) So, if i work SO hard on myself during these 9 months will i be able to get hired? (btw graduates will get to have their own apps published on App store) Thank you!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Hello! I'm not very familiar with that program but it sounds like it would be a great start. I'm not sure what markets you'd be applying for but often times programs just provide a foundation that needs more work to keep building on even after the program before you get hired. Good luck and grind on.

[@user-ko2fq2hg8b]

Any updates on how that’s going now?

[@SBSanook]

This is super helpful! I've been feeling super low after applying to countless jobs, but this at least lets me know _its not just me_ 😛. Instant subscribe!

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

That's right! I got almost no responses for the first few months of applying and started to pick up traction as I launched more App Store apps, and did an internship which boosted my resume a ton for employers to take me more seriously. Thanks for the support.

[@slushpuppii]

How do we get to the iOS happy hour?

[@jsedlacekjr]

💯 great video!

[@oxirosmusic]

Some of the companies I have interviewed with totally dismissed my 3 published apps because I couldn’t solve the leet code questions.

[@FranciscoHernandez-ij3kd]

Yea im in the same place, I have 3 apps in the App Store that show case I understand swift, data flow, structure architecture etc, but because I could not answer some left code questions I got the regular “im sorry” email.

[@alals6794]

@@FranciscoHernandez-ij3kd What's a "left code questions". Just curious

[@TheseEyesSeeDarknessClearly7]

​@@alals6794I don't know if you were trying to be sarcastic but he obviously meant leet code question.

[@TheseEyesSeeDarknessClearly7]

This! I also have some apps on the app store and many more unpublished apps on GitHub. But because I couldn't solve leetcode questions, I get rejected.

[@brianbrian3031]

Hello Dave. Are junior dev jobs mostly remote or commute? I live in Kansas City and don't think it's large enough. Don't mind moving though. Also what's the range of salary for someone without experience? Thanks much! Blessings!

[@joshkinney5091]

Solid advice man!! Keep up the great work

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Thanks so much Josh!

[@SpongeDude8]

What a cool desk toy you got there

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

haha thanks

[@chiltoncharles]

how old where you dave when you started ios development im 28 and i wanna be an ios developer am i late can u please guide me

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

No way dude! I started at 27 and know people who started in their 40s that have now landed jobs.

[@mourbatsalim4830]

Hey Dave thnks for the video and motivation I have a question I'm from Morocco(africa) and I want to apply remote jobs in Europe or USA, there is any chance to land a job up there?

[@douglas5097]

How much is an iOS developer making these days?

[@_ranaveer_rr4682]

Hello sir I'm really interested in ios development plesse help me sir and it's my dream to work for @apple

[@hardlessons9732]

Boot camps are a waste of money. Getting played

[@Stricken174]

Very right words! Agreeded for 100% Sometimes employer hires some duobltful persons just because their github page green like fresh grass, dispite that thier code is garbage. Pass interview on junior level is not a big deal.

[@abhishekkewate817]

Hey i dont have apple mac laptop. I have window 11, with ryzen3 5300u 8 GB Ram 512nvme m2 specs machine. Can i start and become ios developer

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Sadly no, you will need an Apple device. A used Mac Mini may be the cheapest way to get started.

[@AlsoNotSophia]

Any tips for leetcoding?

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

I never got to high level of algorithm solving, but my biggest advice is not to just grind through one or several a day and then move on and never come back to them. That's what I did at first and then none of them ever really set in. What was best for me was to do one at a time and not move on until until I could solve it over and over again without referencing a solution. Then each one you add in, make sure you can solve then all again no problem. It's better to know 10 algorithms really well than blow through 100 but not be able to reproduce any of them. Also keep in mind aside from FAANG companies, algorithms don't play a big role in many hiring processes from iOS devs anymore. I was asked to solve one for 1 out of 13 places I interviewed for my first job.

[@AlsoNotSophia]

Dave Jacobsen thanks for the reply! Do you have any resources you’d recommend when studying data structures and algorithms?

[@minamamdouh8062]

You’re so fucking awesome man! Thanks for this video.

[@shhdevon]

all i need is a mac and due to situation rn it costs 160.000 russian roubles D:

[@hubert3728]

Korean subtitle?

[@markme7092]

I like your speaking style.

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

✌️

[@DebarunLahiri]

done ios where job job not found

[@nawazaslam8925]

From where you done

[@MobileDeveloper1965]

AI KILLS ALL ENTRY LEVEL JOBS.

[@THq1]

Learn swift Learn Xcode

[@_ranaveer_rr4682]

Hello sir I'm really interested in ios development plesse help me sir and it's my dream to work for @apple please anyone help me

[@codewithalx]

Hello, I've started a new series on my channel where I build an iOS app to publish it. Since it's a small project you can follow along and learn some things.

[@th8alm0y48]

Awsome video!

[@arrowfunction3200]

super

[@davidxie9373]

Hi Dave, I’ve been using storyboards so far in my projects. For my next project, should I try to do all the UI in code? I heard that storyboards have version control issues in team projects and aren’t as good for dynamic view controllers, so employers appreciate personal projects done entirely in code. An unrelated question: did you do your technical interviews for iOS jobs in the Swift programming language and if so, was Leetcode helpful for you?

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

My suggestion is to have at least one small project on your GitHub done entirely in code. This will be a good learning experience and then you also have something that you built to show employers that you are able to do UI in code. I don't think you need to do every project that way though. I was only asked one beginner leetcode questions in the 12 places I interviewed to get my first job. So no, it wasn't that helpful, so my recommendation is to know a very of the basic ones and then spend your time and energy in other areas of iOS development.

[@recursion.]

you say become edgy? literally edging rn

[@mohamedsharif2269]

Just by getting a BS degree too doenst get you a job lol. I’m living it ….

[@MobileDeveloper1965]

Use 100 days of swiftui although the teacher seems to more interested in his dogs than his students.

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

This is a very disappointing comment. I encourage you to be more careful in who you publicly criticize especially for such a bogus reason. Show some damn respect for Paul Hudson who is one of the all time greatest instructors of iOS development and has given away an immense amount of high quality content completely free to benefit the community and make learning accessible to anyone with a Mac computer. His content has been the entry point into this space for so many people to fall in love with the craft of iOS. I would estimate there are well over 1000 people who would directly attribute his content as the catalyst for them turning iOS development into a profession and are now in a career they love, and are earning more money than they ever have before, allowing them to build a better life, provide for their families, and be generous financially to others in need. Also his dogs are gorgeous.

[@MobileDeveloper1965]

@@DaveJacobseniOS but it is real that he keeps playing with his dogs. It is so disturbing.

[@adamspice9076]

learn javascript

[@MobileDeveloper1965]

Noob to Apple Store

[@enouchiha11]

Is it just me or his tshirts hurt my eyes...

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

This was intended to be audio only✌️

[@jakobo5521]

Thank you for this really impressive and helpful insight. I am planning to learn Swift soon and what's more to check if it's exactly for me. Till now I was doing a front-end but I feel that I need some change. Hopefully this will be a good way. Better to try and say 'that's not mine' than don't even try and regret. Many thanks for the video 👍🙏🧭

[@santirodriguezaffonso]

Thanks for doing this video! It's absolutely an injection of courage to tackle that jobs out there. 🦾

[@DaveJacobseniOS]

Glad to hear that! Go crush it.

[@TheSlickest]

Great, insightful video my dude.