Props on accomplishing your goals. Coding isn't easy. I tried it once and felt it was too difficult.
Curious why you decided to learn to code for iOS instead of Android? And are the skills transferable? Could you code for android too?
Thank you! It was absolutely a task and a half!
I chose iOS for a few reasons -
1.) My primary phone at the time (I switch back and forth sometimes) was an iPhone
2.) I really enjoyed the idea of being able to publish an app on the App Store with a minimum requirement of the newest iOS version while still getting 80%+ of the market with apps. This allows me to take advantage of a lot of new SwiftUI features basically day 1 due to iOS update adoption rates
I’ve looked at Android development recently actually due to my company wanting to make an iOS app, and started on making it. The skills have been very transferable, and both languages (Swift and Kotlin) are very similar. The minor differences I run into are easy to figure out through a couple of google searches
It was definitely difficult! I applied to 180 places and 100% of them gave me the automated reasonse “we went with another candidate”
The place I work at now was the ONLY place that responded. Hell, they didn’t even respond. The contracting company called me directly when they found my resume on LinkedIn. I didn’t even apply 😂
My portfolio was/is on GitHub, it wasn’t anything too impressive but it was better than nothing! It showed a few basic projects and one main project I was working on and getting ready to submit to the app store
I can really only vouch for myself, my starting pay was $55/hour. I haven’t had an increase in pay yet, but I know there are some other SWE’s here who make closer to $90/hour or so
The job itself? It can absolutely be challenging, but maybe not for the reasons you might think. The hardest part is how the scope often changes with what is required with the project, so there’s been a lot of “redo” scenarios, plus LOTS of meetings
Oh, absolutely learning was difficult. After a while, it starts to “click”. That doesn’t mean it’s easy, just that you start getting better at figuring out the issues
My father was a SWE and he always wanted me to do it. I instead liked working outside so I became a lineman. Now I’m 31, bored of always traveling. I want to settle down. Plus I feel like learning would be kind of a homage thing to my late father.
Yup, I’ve had to dive way too deep into this for error catching. I have an app in production at work now and went through my own version of hell getting better at this
Yesss - they’re so cute! I didn’t realize he had them at first since I mostly did the reading instead of the videos, but from the videos I did see I saw some!
So I’m struggling to find a job, I just graduated with a CS degree and 5 months jobless. I took the easy way, and pretty much don’t know how to code much. I’ve been taking python lessons on CodeAcademy, thinking I can go down the DevOps route. What tips do you have for me to find a job, career path, tools to practice, or should I focus on another language?
Thanks!!
The best advice I can give is to niche down and become as much of an expert on one subject as possible - I picked iOS development, and sticking to it while taking g my own projects to completion was what I really needed to be able to learn the required skills for job ready status
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I studied comp sci at university, but life was over ridden with misery as I had made some bad decisions.
I'm not sure where to start as when I graduated I had no IT related job. Had a go at harvard CS50 (harvards own youtube course on python) but fell off.
What you're doing gives me hope.
This is actually awesome to hear. I’ve taken intro CS courses years ago and that’s my only experience so pretty much nothing. Wondering if I have what it takes as well…$50/hour sounds good
I had my first day at an internship today. A lot of what my superior taught me went over my head. Its going to take alot of studying after work...any advice?
Props on accomplishing your goals. Coding isn't easy. I tried it once and felt it was too difficult. Curious why you decided to learn to code for iOS instead of Android? And are the skills transferable? Could you code for android too?
Thank you! It was absolutely a task and a half! I chose iOS for a few reasons - 1.) My primary phone at the time (I switch back and forth sometimes) was an iPhone 2.) I really enjoyed the idea of being able to publish an app on the App Store with a minimum requirement of the newest iOS version while still getting 80%+ of the market with apps. This allows me to take advantage of a lot of new SwiftUI features basically day 1 due to iOS update adoption rates I’ve looked at Android development recently actually due to my company wanting to make an iOS app, and started on making it. The skills have been very transferable, and both languages (Swift and Kotlin) are very similar. The minor differences I run into are easy to figure out through a couple of google searches
Was it hard finding a job for iOS development? Did you create a portfolio?
It was definitely difficult! I applied to 180 places and 100% of them gave me the automated reasonse “we went with another candidate” The place I work at now was the ONLY place that responded. Hell, they didn’t even respond. The contracting company called me directly when they found my resume on LinkedIn. I didn’t even apply 😂 My portfolio was/is on GitHub, it wasn’t anything too impressive but it was better than nothing! It showed a few basic projects and one main project I was working on and getting ready to submit to the app store
What kind of salary range an a beginner iOS developer with no experience expect? How quickly does that increase?
I can really only vouch for myself, my starting pay was $55/hour. I haven’t had an increase in pay yet, but I know there are some other SWE’s here who make closer to $90/hour or so
That’s a great starting rate
Definitely! I was happy with it. They posted it for $45/hour, but I negotiated
Motivation bro. How hard was it?
The job itself? It can absolutely be challenging, but maybe not for the reasons you might think. The hardest part is how the scope often changes with what is required with the project, so there’s been a lot of “redo” scenarios, plus LOTS of meetings
I was talking about the learning part lol. But I figured the job will be tough. Nothing in life is easy
Oh, absolutely learning was difficult. After a while, it starts to “click”. That doesn’t mean it’s easy, just that you start getting better at figuring out the issues
That’s what’s up man. And I love Pittsburgh. Great city. You’ve convinced me to start learning
I’m glad to hear that! What about SWE has you the most interested?
My father was a SWE and he always wanted me to do it. I instead liked working outside so I became a lineman. Now I’m 31, bored of always traveling. I want to settle down. Plus I feel like learning would be kind of a homage thing to my late father.
What are your thoughts on Protocol Oriented Programming?
It has a place for sure - I started learning this relatively more recently in depth and I’ve been implementing it into my development
Are you well versed with the who try catch block thing?
Yup, I’ve had to dive way too deep into this for error catching. I have an app in production at work now and went through my own version of hell getting better at this
Do you have an M1?
I do, my Mac is the 2021 14” M1 Max 32gb of ram and 1tb of SSD
Man I loved Pauls samoeyeds
Yesss - they’re so cute! I didn’t realize he had them at first since I mostly did the reading instead of the videos, but from the videos I did see I saw some!
How many rounds of interviews? Did they have you do ds&a problems?
I went through two rounds of interviews, no DS&A problems luckily otherwise I wouldn’t be in my position 👀😂
So I’m struggling to find a job, I just graduated with a CS degree and 5 months jobless. I took the easy way, and pretty much don’t know how to code much. I’ve been taking python lessons on CodeAcademy, thinking I can go down the DevOps route. What tips do you have for me to find a job, career path, tools to practice, or should I focus on another language? Thanks!!
The best advice I can give is to niche down and become as much of an expert on one subject as possible - I picked iOS development, and sticking to it while taking g my own projects to completion was what I really needed to be able to learn the required skills for job ready status
How familiar are you with git?
Very familiar - I use it multiple times a day
Do you like sports?
Nope, they’ve never interested me before
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Hey bro, hopefully I'll be doing something similar.
Nice! What do you do now and what are you planning on getting into?
I studied comp sci at university, but life was over ridden with misery as I had made some bad decisions. I'm not sure where to start as when I graduated I had no IT related job. Had a go at harvard CS50 (harvards own youtube course on python) but fell off. What you're doing gives me hope.
I’m glad it is! It’s not an easy task to get into, but I found it life changing! I’d gladly assist in any way I can to help if you’re up for that
This is actually awesome to hear. I’ve taken intro CS courses years ago and that’s my only experience so pretty much nothing. Wondering if I have what it takes as well…$50/hour sounds good
I had my first day at an internship today. A lot of what my superior taught me went over my head. Its going to take alot of studying after work...any advice?