With the release of Swift together with iOS 8 (Swift 2.0 already this year) and with iOS 9 just around the corner (it's very probable that this Tuesday let's see the Golden Master version), right now is the best time to take some time out of your day and learn how to create apps and games for iOS.
Develop apps before it was a complicated process, something reserved for the «Nerds», a developer was seen as someone with many screens and keyboards at home and who spends his life glued to them, however recently, this has changed, modern programming languages like Swift are simple and interactive, and although at first we can see them very cumbersome, with a few classes I am sure that we will learn something, perhaps the minimum to start creating apps for your iPhone or iPad.
And it is that not only the languages are simpler, now Apple allows you to download the latest beta of XCode (7 this time) without having to pay for a developer account or search for it online or even wait for it to exit the beta to download it from the AppStore, and this version, 7, brings a very interesting novelty, allows you to install apps on our devices without having to go through the AppStore (BEWARE, do not start downloading cracked apps from the internet as it is useless, to be able to use this function the app must be about to compile, that is, you must have the code, not the app already assembled), and this It will allow us to develop our apps and make use of them on our own devices without having to leave us € 100 a year (a very affordable price if our apps are going to generate profits).
But .. How do I learn to develop apps for iOS?
Developing apps for iOS or even games can seem like a very tedious process, however we are in the middle of the information age, and in this situation internet will be our best ally.
Online programming courses usually consist of videos and exercises done by professors or professionals in the sector who sell access to this material on platforms such as the well-known Udemy, Mammoth Interactive, LearnToCode and others, unfortunately prices tend to vary between minimums of € 20 to maximums (that I have come to see) 3.000 €Luckily for all of us, being digital content, offers can be generated in which no one loses and we can gain access to this material for a few euros.
I will show you a few to encourage you, many of them are available during a Limited time, so don't even think about it, for these prices you can afford it.
The basics of programming in 1 hour
To program in Swift (an Objective-C or Object-oriented C-based language) first we must know the bases, this will help us better understand what Swift has new, why it is so easy and we will take the reins more easily.
Coincidentally, right now there is a "Game Developer for iOS" package based on 5 intensive courses of "1 hour" each, in which they give us a first contact with C++JavaScript Swift and even the SpriteKit API from iOS 9.
Does this mean that in 5 hours I will know how to create apps and video games? NO, however in these 5 hours (for Swift with 1 and a half you have plenty of things when doing C ++ and Swift) you will understand what those letters are on the screen, what to assign each value and other questions that may arise, These courses are not to create apps, but to open a door to courses that are.
And best of all, this package is on sale, FREE for a limited time (5 days left), you just have to register and purchase the € 400 course for free (no credit cards or anything), you can access it whenever you want once you have purchased and redeemed it.
Interested in this first course access to this StackSocial link.
Objectives are built on the foundations
Long live the model «Pay What You Want“As it is digital content, selling it at laughable prices does not imply any loss for the seller, on the contrary, any income is profit, that is why some eLearning (online learning) websites create offers of this type, in which The buyer chooses the amount they want to pay for a product, as long as it exceeds $ 1, however it has a slight but not annoying trap, and that is that from the moment it leaves, people are paying X € and an average value is created, if you want to get the whole package or product you must pay an amount equal to or greater than the average value (People usually pay amounts between $ 8 and $ 15, so it is still a very good offer considering that the packages usually have a market value of more than € 500), if you decide to pay a price between $ 1 and a amount lower than the average, you will take a part of the package (it can be 1 course of 5), it continues to be economical although it does not suppose the same benefit.
Extra trick: If you pay more than the highest amount paid to date, they give you shares to Sorteos that they make of incredible products, such as a 50-inch Samsung Smart TV that they raffled recently, and if that does not convince you, you will like to know that 10% of all profits are for charitable purposes.
These offers too they have limited time, and today I want to bring you a few that are about to finish and that are very interesting:
Mobile First Developer Bundle
We find a really interesting package, includes 10 courses with 75 hours of content valued at more than € 1.700 (There are people who have bought them individually and at the price marked there) for a paltry $ 7'60 (average value at the time of writing the article), a whole offer that includes 2 programming courses for Android, 2 or 3 programming courses for iOS 8 (it works the same for iOS 9 since the bases and most things are identical, only small details change), video game design and development courses and HTML 5 code.
as if that were not enough too includes 2 courses that teach you how to get money from your apps, a whole manual for people who want to start shaping their ideas and later benefit from it, I am forced to insist that you do not let it escape, a person already said in his day that "knowledge does not take place".
If you are interested in this course you only must access this link, the offer ends in 2 days from the writing of this article.
If you wonder why I choose StackSocial in all courses it is simply because gather courses from other websites, and has in my opinion the best offers availableYou can also go to Udemy or Mammoth Interactive directly, although this will lead to offers that do not go below € 25.
Playing is essential, let's exploit our imagination
We all play or have played a video game in our life, entertainment is an essential part of people's daily lives, it is proven that playing makes us happy and games can even improve our social life by offering group entertainment, this is all very good but… how would you like to be the one who creates the video game?
By learning to program you will be able to unleash your imagination and be the one who creates the entertainment, who decides what and when, and who knows? Perhaps you could repeat the luck of the creator of Flappy Bird and enter $ 50.000 per day in advertising.
In StackSocial there are also video game development courses, and there is one that has caught my attention, it is based on teaching how to create video games without much prior programming knowledge and even on deepening the tool U, one of the most powerful graphics engine in the industry and that it has become free this last year.
The pack consists of 3 courses with a total value greater than € 500However, you can get this offer and pay the average value (which at the time of writing this article is around € 7), without a doubt another opportunity that you cannot miss.
Scheduling is important
Apps or games, you decide, whatever attracts you the most here, the important thing is to learn, and programming is something that will be extended in the short term, in the previous Apple WWDC (world developers congress) the youngest developer was a girl of just 13 years oldIf such a young person can create an app and get to an event as important as WWDC, I'm sure you can too.
And with iOS 9 just around the corner, the knowing how to program will open many doors for you, especially speaking of economic situation, you can always dedicate some time as a hobby and end up taking something that the public likes and allows you to have extra whims or even make a living from it, does not the idea of living creating products that you like sound good?
Whichever platform you choose (Android, iOS, Windows 10, universal HTML 5, etc ...) the important thing is that you dedicate time and desire, surely it will not be a waste of time, and In StackSocial you will always find great offers Like the aforementioned, it never hurts to go over from time to time and check if there is any option that suits your wishes, be it free, a "Pay What You Want" offer or at cost, what you invest is only decided by you , but it is an investment in yourself.
If you want to take a look at the entire StackSocial catalog, I leave you its official website by clicking here.
I also leave you links to the Udemy website, Mammoth Interactive and LearnToProgram.
I sincerely hope that it will motivate you and that you will soon be making your ideas come true, which would benefit us all, since I am sure that many of you have incredible ideas and that will not come true due to lack of knowledgeLet's make that no longer an excuse.
Hi Juan, thanks for the article, I would very much like to know how to program and create an application, but of course, is all this possible for someone with very basic English?
Or would it be better to physically teach somewhere?
Thank you.
All this is possible knowing basic English, the only English that is required is for words like "Integrar" or "Double" or WVariable "and things like that, you don't need to know what it means, just what function they do in the code, you I encourage you to try it starting with the free one-hour courses and if you like to continue with it with the longer ones
I am going to answer you with all sincerity, what seems disrespectful to me is your comment, you say that you are a developer and "professional" (that you earn your salary with it, that means that word) for iOS and OS X, If this is really the case, you will know how difficult it is to start and the money that you can take to do physical and face-to-face courses that end up teaching you 4 nonsense, if you had read the entire article you would have seen that I assure you that with the 1-hour courses you do not go To know how to create apps, but it is a method to get into this and know the basics, since many people do not take the step because they do not know how to start, and if that part is at cost 0 it does us all a favor .
Then, once you have completed those basic courses, you have enough knowledge to enter other more serious courses in which they do teach you to create basic apps and games and from there move on to advanced courses, that takes time, they are courses with more Of 70 hours of video content plus the work involved in replicating and assimilating it, it is undoubtedly an effort that if you like it and take advantage of it has its rewards, and with these courses you do come out knowing how to create apps, however simple they may be. The rest is a matter of practice and get into advanced courses if necessary.
What also seems disrespectful to me is that you, "developer", qualify my post as "scam" or "crappy", and at no time have I done this to scam anyone, on the contrary, my goal has been sharing ways of acquiring knowledge and giving people a way to start in this world, I find it very painful that you dedicate those words to the work that a person has dedicated so much time to, thank you very much for your words, seriously.
Is there a website where they teach you this but in Spanish? hahaha is that I know some English, but if I lose focus for a moment in the explanation I already miss being in English HAHAHA
Well, I'm not sure Borja, maybe there is some but always as to find more content in English, my recommendation is that you give strong to English, use the Duolingo app, it is easy and fun, and knowing English opens up many possibilities 😀
Daniel Martín Prieto. You're an Idiot
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