How I Accidentally Became an iOS Developer and Why It Wouldn’t Happen Today

Ten years ago, I spent six months learning Objective-C, debugging endlessly, and fighting through every line of code just to release my first (ugly but real) app. Today, with SwiftUI and AI like ChatGPT, I can build the same app in minutes with just a …


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Ten years ago, I spent six months learning Objective-C, debugging endlessly, and fighting through every line of code just to release my first (ugly but real) app. Today, with SwiftUI and AI like ChatGPT, I can build the same app in minutes with just a few prompts. The definition of “developer” is shifting — from writing code line by line to describing ideas and letting machines do the heavy lifting.


This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by Oleksandr Uvarov


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