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After reading those recent financial/earnings from iOS game developers on HN, I'd be very wary of dropping 4,500$ for a 12 week course.

austenallred 12y ago
Being an indie game developer is very different from being a contract iOS developer. I can't imagine a full-time iOS developer being paid less than a Jr. High teacher + $4,500. I'm looking for one now, albeit with a little more experience than Caleb, and could very well end up paying six figures (in Utah).
- jkhowland 12y ago
  Exactly. THAT is a door opened to you once you learn to write iOS applications.
jkhowland 12y ago
It's crazy to me to think that a passive $45,000 from an iOS app isn't a reason to invest $4500 on a 12 week course. But whatever you say. Also, a senior iOS developer can make anywhere from $90-150k in even a low paying market like Utah. I don't even know what the market is in places like New York and California. Needless to say, what you get for your $4500 is a lot more than just indie game revenue. It's a life changing experience to learn to write iOS apps.
calebhicks 12y ago
I read all of those same posts. Definitely concerning news for indie developers. But the reality is that even junior developers are making very good money working contract or full-time. $4500 is less than a semester of required classes at University. And it was a good way to dive in.
potatolicious 12y ago
Mobile development is alive and well, it's just that the real successes are frontends to some service (see: Facebook, Grubhub, Uber, etc). Directly monetizing from app sales is mostly dead. The demand for iOS devs right now is intense. A senior-level iOS dev can command ~$200K or more in the NYC area right now, I imagine the Bay Area to be similar. Writing an app and selling it on the app store for ${LUDICROUS_SUM} has been a myth for a long time now, but you can still make your $4500 back very, very easily.

austenallred 12y ago

Being an indie game developer is very different from being a contract iOS developer. I can't imagine a full-time iOS developer being paid less than a Jr. High teacher + $4,500. I'm looking for one now, albeit with a little more experience than Caleb, and could very well end up paying six figures (in Utah).

jkhowland 12y ago
Exactly. THAT is a door opened to you once you learn to write iOS applications.

jkhowland 12y ago

It's crazy to me to think that a passive $45,000 from an iOS app isn't a reason to invest $4500 on a 12 week course. But whatever you say. Also, a senior iOS developer can make anywhere from $90-150k in even a low paying market like Utah. I don't even know what the market is in places like New York and California. Needless to say, what you get for your $4500 is a lot more than just indie game revenue. It's a life changing experience to learn to write iOS apps.

calebhicks 12y ago

I read all of those same posts. Definitely concerning news for indie developers. But the reality is that even junior developers are making very good money working contract or full-time. $4500 is less than a semester of required classes at University. And it was a good way to dive in.

potatolicious 12y ago

Mobile development is alive and well, it's just that the real successes are frontends to some service (see: Facebook, Grubhub, Uber, etc). Directly monetizing from app sales is mostly dead. The demand for iOS devs right now is intense. A senior-level iOS dev can command ~$200K or more in the NYC area right now, I imagine the Bay Area to be similar. Writing an app and selling it on the app store for ${LUDICROUS_SUM} has been a myth for a long time now, but you can still make your $4500 back very, very easily.