Description

Mobile is the future (maybe even the present). If you want to capture this market, or simply benefit from all the job openings sprouting up from this boom, becoming an iOS developer is a great way to do just that.
Even though Android has a larger share of the market, Apple has built a reputation for itself with premium devices and tons of high quality apps.

What you'll learn

• Swift programming language
• How to design and develop an iOS app
• Cross platform development
• Version control
• How to deploy an iOS app

Syllabus

Swift

You can choose between Objective-C and Swift for development, but we recommend Swift because it’s becoming mainstream while Objective-C’s usage is diminishing. You can still go through Objective-C tutorials to better understand the difference or make sense of an existing code base.

• iOS 11 & Swift 4 - The Complete iOS App Development Bootcamp (udemy.com)
• Resource: Objective C vs. Swift

Cross Platform

If you want to develop and publish apps for iOS and Android platforms simultaneously, using a mobile app framework like Flutter or React Native might come in handy. Your apps will share a single codebase despite having native functionality for both iOS and Android. Based on our research, we recommend Flutter.

• Flutter Tutorials (flutter.io)
• Learn React Native Through Interactive Examples (reactnativeexpress.com)
• Flutter & Dart - The Complete Guide (udemy.com)
• Flutter in Action (manning.com)
• React Native - The Practical Guide 2023 (udemy.com)
• Resource: React Native vs. Flutter
• Resource: Cross Platform vs. Native

Version Control

Our experience shows that learning Git at this point is still optional. That said, we highly recommend using it in production as well as development so you can maintain the history of your code and restore anytime.

• Git Guru Guide by Atlassian (atlassian.com)

Deploying on App Store

The final step will be to deploy your application. It can be a gruesome task, especially for newbies, but these resources will guide you through the process.

• Resource: Deploying on App Store

How to follow this roadmap?

• If you have no prior programming experience, we recommend you take an introductory course that covers data structures and rudimentary algorithms before starting this roadmap.
• We also suggest brushing up your OOP concepts in a language like C++
• You don’t need to know both Swift and Objective-C to get started. However, it might prove useful in the future. Our roadmap assumes you chose either Swift or Swift and Objective-C.
• If you have decided to use React Native, Flutter or any other cross platform/hybrid development environment, you might not need to learn Swift and iOS. Instead, you will have to learn languages/libraries they are dependent on, for example JS and React for React Native and Dart for flutter.
  For further details, please visit the link provided under resources in “Cross Platform” section.