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What Every Junior iOS Developer Needs to Know

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              Developing apps for iOS has been a growing sector for some time. The versatility and ubiquity of the iPhone and iPad gave scores of developers a chance to bring their wild ideas to life and parade them in front of an enormous – and relatively wealthy – captive audience. In the initial gold rush and for some time after, there was real money to be made making technically simple apps which might appeal to niche audiences or just be good for a laugh. Indie developers were trying their hands at all sort of apps and entrepreneurs of all stripes needed coders to bring  their  next big thing to life. Ah, the salad days. As the competition on the App Store grew fiercer and the initial infatuation with the devices began to fade, more and more of the lucrative iOS development work came from big businesses requiring a mobile presence. The upshot of this for an aspiring iOS developer is that now, your first substantial iOS job will most likely come through a more traditional cha

10 Most Popular Programming Languages Today

              Programmers are in high demand these days--their fluency in coding language is invaluable. Knowing various programming languages is a no-brainer for engineers, but a basic understanding of the languages can benefit anyone, even if you're not looking to become a master coder. Grasping some general understanding of coding can help you make the right hires for your business needs, communicate better with the engineers on your team, and prevent any awkward misunderstandings (Ruby isn't a gem, and Java isn't an excellent cup of coffee). Plus, with the high salaries earned for coding, you might want to consider it for a future career move! So what do you need to know? Here are the 10 most popular programming languages: 1. Java Java is top pick as one of the most popular programming languages, used for building server-side applications to video games and mobile apps. It's also the core foundation for developing Android apps, making it a favorite of man

Top open source creative tools in 2017

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Whether you want to manipulate images, edit audio, or animate stories, there's a free and open source tool to do the trick. Core applications These six applications are the juggernauts of open source design tools. They are well-established, mature projects with full feature sets, stable releases, and active development communities. All six applications are cross-platform; each is available on Linux, OS X, and Windows, although in some cases the Linux versions are the most quickly updated. These applications are so widely known, I've also included highlights of the latest features available that you may have missed if you don't closely follow their development. If you'd like to follow new developments more closely, and perhaps even help out by testing the latest development versions of the first four of these applications—GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, and MyPaint—you can install them easily on Linux using  Flatpak . Nightly builds of each of these applications ar

THE 10 BEST ONLINE RESOURCES TO LEARN ANDROID DEVELOPMENT

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Android is an open-source platform, which means it can be utilized in a number of different ways and there is no barrier of entry. This makes it great for new developers who are just starting out, as you can develop an app and place it on the marketplace without needing to meet a quality assurance criteria. So whether you are now to mobile development or looking to learn Android development, here is a collection of the 10 best online  Android development  training resources. DEVELOPER ANDROID This  is the official Android development page provided by Google. It contains all the documentation you’ll need and there is also a training section that will teach you how to build an Android app from scratch. There are also guides and documentation for design and distribution if you are interested in those topics as well. VOGELLA Vogella  has a great collection of free Android tutorials that touch on everything from the basics to more advanced topics. Each tutorial is extreme