Swift and iOS development! I've been lucky enough to spend a lot of my career being able to get my hands dirty with a bunch of different projects and at a lot of layers of the stack, but I never got deep into app development.
Now I'm diving in and scratching that itch! It's also been great because I've been able to start looking beyond that to making things for the entire apple ecosystem. It's also just been so good to dive into something without any work pressure there!
Happy too! So my main resource is Hacking With Swift (https://www.hackingwithswift.com), specifically the 100 days of SwiftUI Course. It takes you over Swift and SwiftUI. I've paired this with the official Swift site (https://www.swift.org) so I can dig into the language more, and Apple Documentation where appropriate to get used to using the tools.
In terms of finding it, it was a bit of a shot in the dark. I did some poking around and this popped up the most, specifically because I was looking for iOS specific materials. I'm sure if you want to make cross platform apps there's probably a whole host of great resources!
Happy to speak on that! I mostly wanted to dig into something I hadn't done before, with a whole new set of tools to learn. In this case, I had been super interested lately in the Apple ecosystem/platform. I'd spent some of my career in .NET/Windows land and got to see a bunch of stuff there and how it all worked, so I figured why not try out what Apple has to offer.
I also felt like since I have no real intent to try and turn what I'm learning into something that makes money, I could go a little crazy/niche and dig in.
This all being said, If someone asked me about making an app as something they want to release/make money off/turn into a company I'd fully be pointing them at tooling like React Native.
I get where you're coming from. My first job out of Uni was in a start up, and I know I felt much the same as you describe here, with the added pressure of bug fixes being harder to distribute (since connectivity to the devices we worked on could be spotty).
The thing you have to do is just keep trying to improve your process. Beef up your test suite, set up automated regression testing, start reaching out to customers or combing through other forms of feedback. You can't stop bugs from creeping in, we're all human and it happens. It's totally fine! But you can put your best foot forward and give it your best shot.
I used Blender for years in Uni and when I was trying to get my own little game studio going. It was an awesome tool, but (at least at the time) a little overwhelming. Just the amount of things you could do was amazing. And how you could extend it was awesome.
So it makes me very happy to see Apple help fund it.
As an Australian, I can definitely say I'm not complacent. The rise of all this surveillance here certainly unnerves me, and has definitely helped hasten my want to emmigrate ASAP.
This is unfortunate. I immigrated to Australia 10 years ago, and when I arrived, I was shocked by the level of acceptance of surveillance and even the police rights to search.
I'm not an Australian citizen, but I make sure the Australians I know are aware that it isn't like this everywhere around the world.
If you don't like it, it's better to try to change it or bring awareness than just leave.
> I was shocked by the level of acceptance of surveillance and even the police rights to search
It's not even just the police - the goons on the doors of JB Hi-Fi will demand to root through your bags on your way out of the shop. Nobody even seems to question it.
Yup, that's why I stopped buying from any store that does that, which forced many of my purchases online.
It's why I like the story of how Fry's Electronics, which had a similar practice in the US, was taken for $65M by one of their executives. They were guarding every penny and treating every customer like a thief while one of their own walked out the back door with millions.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/frys-electronics-execu...
Honestly, at this stage it feels like a losing battle. I try and raise awareness amongst friends and people I can talk too, and no one seems to care. It's making leaving seem more and more a viable option.
Good point, though anywhere where a powers haven't been given to law enforcement agencies to modify data would be good. And even more so and people are happy to just let it happen.
I don't mean to offend you but this is very funny. Immigrants from 3rd world countries are often told "why don't you stay at home and fix your own country?" Well, I guess we've come full circle, it's bad everywhere.
No I agree with you, i take no offence. I see the irony here completely. Especially given Australia's absolutely draconian laws and treatment of asylum seekers.
I'm a big fan of Bryan's talks and this was another great one. It's easy to forget that once you move outside of the hyperscalers, what's available to you is really showing it's age, or is filled with a whole bunch of honestly useless features. As such, i'm very keen to see what Oxide cooks up!
This is something i can relate to in a big way. For me, the two things that helped are Bodybuilding and Boxing. While both have been mentioned here already, i honestly can't overstate how good both of them are in building up your self esteem and belief in yourself.
Bodybuilding is amazing because you literally get to watch this visible transformation happening in front of your eyes. You see the weight climb, you feel parts of your body grow and strengthen, you feel better and better each day. It's an amazing thing.
Boxing too works wonders because it really teaches you to rely on yourself and to think on the fly. You learn to think fast, adapt, rely on your training and to always be looking for an opening. It works wonders on your mental state and physical fitness (just be careful which gym's you go to).
TL;DR, do both, or any of the number of awesome choices people have recommended like BJJ, or any other competitive sport. You'll notice the change and thank yourself for it.
