From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#1

Post by calebhicks » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:16 PM UTC

From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer
calebhicks.com

Re: From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#2

Post by therogerwilco » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:22 PM UTC

Boy that title just screams quality coder. :|

Re: From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#3

Post by austenallred » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:32 PM UTC

I know the point of this post is to show how a non-technical person learned to code enough to build iphone apps in 12 weeks, but I'm really, really excited about "Wired In." Well done.

Re: From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#4

Post by calebhicks » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:34 PM UTC

austenallred wrote: post #3

I know the point of this post is to show how a non-technical person learned to code enough to build iphone apps in 12 weeks, but I'm really, really excited about "Wired In." Well done.

Thanks Austen. I'm excited to be working on it.

Re: From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#5

Post by cahlansharp » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:41 PM UTC

Caleb did a great job in the iOS class. Super impressed with what he's built and how far he's come.

Re: From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#6

Post by Dewie » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:43 PM UTC

"non-technical".

Re: From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#7

Post by calebhicks » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:45 PM UTC

Dewie wrote: post #6

"non-technical".

I think I addressed this in the post itself.

>So to say I’m entirely non-technical may be unfair. It just depends on the context. Neighborhood barbecue? Technical. Startup Weekend? Non-technical.

Where does the HN crowd fit on that spectrum? My guess is most people here would still consider me non-technical, even with what I've built so far.

Re: From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#8

Post by tannerc » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:47 PM UTC

Edit: being down voted because of an opinion?

Hey, I want to middle school with Caleb!

On a more related note: It's exciting to see others realize how simple and painless Apple has made iOS dev. It still takes logical chops and a keen eye to make something worthwhile, but the bridge between non-developer and developer is getting shorter and shorter.

The new iOS 8 kits will shorten that gap even more.

Still, as a developer myself with some successful projects behind me, I'm a student of thought that the marketplace is becoming so saturated it will only be very high-caliber apps that survive. Or, I guess, developers who can stick out the rough times as well as the good ones. How new developers fit into that landscape is still uncertain.

As I haven't done any Android development, can anyone shed light on how similar the two processes are (iOS dev vs. Android)?

Re: From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#9

Post by generatestring » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:50 PM UTC

After reading those recent financial/earnings from iOS game developers on HN, I'd be very wary of dropping 4,500$ for a 12 week course.

Re: From Non-Technical Junior High Teacher to iOS Developer

#10

Post by jkhowland » Tue, Aug 05, 2014, 2:50 PM UTC

I'm a full time iOS dev that taught myself. I spent a ton of time working through my struggles via StackOverflow and piece working online tutorials.

Very cool to see what you were able to build in only 12 weeks.

Why did you choose this, instead of learning yourself. Didn't you still have to do all the work to learn even with the program?