In this video I walk you through the core skills you need to become an iOS developer in 2021, plus extension skills to make yourself stand out from the pack, common mistakes folks make when learning, and much more. Best of all, every resource mentioned is 100% free!

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Timestamps:
00:13 Intro
2:09 Core skills you need to have
10:46 Extension skills that are nice to have
22:50 Common mistakes learners make
34:12 Free learning resources you should use
39:18 Connecting to the iOS development community
44:48 How long does it take to get an iOS developer job?
51:07 Tips for interview for an iOS job
52:25 Wrap up


Links I mention in the video:

SWIFTUI TUTORIALS
- Apple's teaching code site: https://www.apple.com/uk/education/k1...
- Apple's SwiftUI tutorials: https://developer.apple.com/tutorials...
- Apple's Swift reference guide: https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/
- Hacking with Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com
- The 100 Days of SwiftUI course: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/100/...
- The 100 Days of Swift course: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/100

SWIFTUI STARTERS ON YOUTUBE
- Chris Ching's introduction to SwiftUI:    • Your First SwiftUI App (Full Compilat...  
- Mark Moeykens' 5 SwiftUI concepts every new SwiftUI developer should know:    • 5 SwiftUI Concepts Every Beginning Sw...  
- My video teaching you Swift and SwiftUI at the same time:    • Build your first iOS app with SwiftUI  

OTHER USEFUL SITES
- https://www.blckbirds.com/swiftui-tut...
- https://www.raywenderlich.com
- https://www.donnywals.com
- https://www.avanderlee.com

FOLKS WHO SHARE GREAT STUFF ON TWITTER
- Sean Allen:   / seanallen_dev  
- Antoine van der Lee:   / twannl  
- Novall Khan:   / novallswift  
- Steve Troughton-Smith:   / stroughtonsmith  
- Kaya Thomas:   / kthomas901  
- Majid Jabrayilov:   / mecid  
- Donny Wals:   / donnywals  
- Sommer Panage:   / sommer  
- Natascha Fadeeva:   / tanaschita  
- Paul Hudson:   / twostraws  

OTHER RESOURCES
- The iOS Dev Weekly newsletter: https://www.iosdevweekly.com
- The Hacking with Swift forums: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/forums
- iOS Dev Happy Hour Zoom meetup: https://www.iosdevhappyhour.com
- Apple's WWDC event: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc
- WWDC Community repository: https://www.github.com/twostraws/wwdc
- Hacking with Swift Slack workspace: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/slack

INTERVIEW TIPS
- The Hacking with Swift career guide: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/care...
- Sean Allen's interview tips playlist: https://bit.ly/sean-interview-tips