What is Reddit's opinion of Programming iOS 12: Dive Deep into Views, View Controllers, and Frameworks?

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I definitely would. However, I would like to point out that there are many things to programming; no resource can cover them all not only because of the sheer amount of things that there are, but also because of how different these parts are. I think that not many people mention this, so I would briefly describe to you what I think these components are:

1. I wanted to say that the first thing is the programming language, but huh, you first need an IDE to even be able to write it. The IDE (the text editor you code in) + the compiler. If you plan on using Swift and code for the iPhone/Mac, go and download Xcode. Fiddle around with it a little, but don't get too crazy trying to understand all of it, you will find that many courses will explain the functionality to you sooner or later.
2. Now, the programming language. Well, it's inevitable that you start from this. If you consider learning Swift, there are two resources that you should visit first:
   1. https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/LanguageGuide/TheBasics.html — it is the official guide to the language and is written for both new and experienced developers, so don't try to understand every feature that the guide describes, but this will be the resource you would visit the most in the month or so you're learning the language. And I say month not because the language itself is hard, but because every little programming concept will be very new for you. Once you get acquainted with programming techniques, you will be able to use this guide much more fluently.
   2. Apple has recently released this book: https://books.apple.com/us/book/ap-computer-science-principles-with-swift/id1456795905 — go and download it. Once again, one resource can't cover everything, but it's quite entertaining and it's free.
3. Then, there is the platform (or libraries/frameworks within this platform), and this is a huge thing. Programming languages are very primitive within their own functionality; they don't do that much; whenever something shows on your screen or you download something from the internet, there is a library behind that — that is, somebody very clever already figured our how to tell a computer how to download and display an image. Now, this is the time when you would watch the Stanford course. They also teach the Swift language too, but I would recommend you at least spending a week on the previous step just to not get overwhelmed.Sometimes I see that it's not clear for newcomers what this platform thing really means, so I will use an analogy: the programming language is your wrench, while a platform is a car. Or a plane. Or a boat. A wrench is a quasi-universal tool, but the platform is something that functions in a very specific way that you need much more time to learn how to repair an aircraft than how to hold a wrench.The same holds for platforms: you will spend much more time on learning how iOS and third-party libraries work than how Swift works as a language.After the Stanford course, I would recommend you Matt Neuburg's book https://www.amazon.com/Programming-iOS-12-Controllers-Frameworks/dp/1492044636/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=neuburg+ios&qid=1567076010&s=gateway&sr=8-1 — he explains how iOS works better than I've seen elsewhere.
4. Lastly, you will learn architecture. Architecture is just a fancy word for not just getting things to work, but getting them to work properly (hopefully). Basically, it's a step up from building a raft to building a cruise ship. I would recommend objc.io for this, but at this rather professional and advanced stage, it will hugely depend on your personal needs and your projects.

Hope this helped. Feel free to drop me a PM if you need some more infos.

PS: yes, it's true that many tutorials just teach you to play with an adult version of LEGO where you just build something holding a manual. The resources I've listed are the only ones that I've seen that do try to teach you some actual thinking and reasoning. It's sad that these are so scarce, but I hope someday people will remember that computer science is called science for a reason ;]

And oh, as a general guideline: only buy some courses or books when you are sure that you can't find better for free. It's not just a money management advice, but rather due to the fact that in the programming world, paid content is, sadly, rarely much better.

Programming iOS 12 and Advanced Swift 4 are the two books that I would say take your iOS/Swift knowledge to "better than hirable."