While the article is great in its analysis of apps vs web, I don’t think that going from javascripting to objective c is a quick progression. If you already have a background in C, C++ or Java, you’ll be fine with objective C. However if your career to date has been coding HTML, CSS and JS you’ve got a world of ramping up. Dealing with memory management, compilers, debuggers, project configuration and deployment requires time and even additonal CS theory. If you don’t learn it properly you’re going to wind up writing buggy apps or not getting approved through the app store. While I’m not trying to dissuade anyone, I also dont’ think that the leap from js to objective C is a simiple one.
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While the article is great in its analysis of apps vs web, I don’t think that going from javascripting to objective c is a quick progression. If you already have a background in C, C++ or Java, you’ll be fine with objective C. However if your career to date has been coding HTML, CSS and JS you’ve got a world of ramping up. Dealing with memory management, compilers, debuggers, project configuration and deployment requires time and even additonal CS theory. If you don’t learn it properly you’re going to wind up writing buggy apps or not getting approved through the app store. While I’m not trying to dissuade anyone, I also dont’ think that the leap from js to objective C is a simiple one.