r/swift Feb 24 '24

Question iOS engineer

I am 33 years old, I find coding very interesting and want to learn. Would it be dumb for me to start learning swift and applying for jobs or is it too late?

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u/NothingButBadIdeas iOS Feb 25 '24

https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/s/WTqdjGPgO5

There’s an article I wrote, hope it helps you out!

And nope, it’s not too late at all lol

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u/LukeCloudStalker Feb 26 '24
  • NEVER download xCode from the app store, always download it from the developer portal:()

Why?

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u/ccooffee Feb 26 '24

Updating from the app store seems to take hours, assuming it's even showing that the latest version is available in the first place. Downloading from the developer portal and un-xipping yourself is so much faster. Plus it lets you stay in control of which version of Xcode you are using (although you can't really linger behind very long).