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Thank you so much, I think I can handle those tutorials. Everything else I’ve looked at is either way above my knowledge level or so uninteresting that it felt like pulling teeth.
Like, I’ve gone through the documentation and made it to methods, but now my eyes just glass over.
My dream is to create and release an iOS app.
Cool just remember you don't need to memorise the docs, they're for reference and even the seasoned pros have to use them daily.
Making small things is more important than the big ideas app you have right now.
So if you already have an idea for an app, you want to get to write smaller apps that have a small amount of that big idea. So just make an app that says hello world on the screen, then make a login screen for it, then authenticators, etc.
I would say the 9 days challenge would be on that level to get a simple app working, at least in the emulator. If you have to use an LLM(AI) always always get it to break down the explanation so you are still learning and not copy and pasting. I made a GPT that never tells me the right answer, uses other examples and always explains the solution,
I appreciate the advice. I don’t have an idea for an app in mind at the moment, I just want to make something.
Could you elaborate a bit? How does one set something like that up? I think that would be fun to do on its own. I’ve only used AI stuff to make music videos for my music, and that is just clicking buttons on a website.
Thanks again for your reply!
The GTP is a paid feature of ChatGPT, you can just give it declarative prompts so it behaves and focuses more on what you want. If you don't use AI don't worry about it. I put that in as I know a lot of people use it and end up just copy and pasting solutions rather than learning. Like slack, it's a great resource, but you have to use it well to learn. I find GPT to be good for replacing Slack as it's quicker, non-toxic, and more obvious when it gives bad advice. Have fun with Swift look forward to seeing the your first app!
Thanks friend! I’ll definitely check out the whole ChatGPT thing, but of course that won’t replace learning the old fashioned way (reading and doing). I’ll let ya know when I have something made, perhaps you could critique it if that is something you’re into.