In this episode, Paul talks to John Sundell about his tips for getting a job, how to improve your Swift skills, how to start writing your own articles about iOS development, and more.
Detailed topics:
2:48 – How to get your first iOS developer job
10:03 – How to improve your Swift skills
11:42 – Building a portfolio: should you ship an app or put code on GitHub?
13:50 – Do programmers need a computer science degree?
18:32 – How to do well at a programming interview
22:47 – What was the turning point in John's career
24:24 – Where to apply for jobs?
25:49 – What's better: being a specialist or a generalist?
28:03 – How to move up from being a junior developer
34:49 – How to keep up to date with Swift
40:06 – How to start learning a new API or framework
46:40 – Why coding for curiosity is so important
51:10 – The best thing you have unlearnt
53:13 – How can you get started writing about Swift and iOS?
58:11 – How to get over the 'but it's already been written about' roadblock
1:04:03 – The John Sundell writing process
1:08:47 – Tips for delivering a programming talk
1:15:18 – How to stay productive at home
1:20:35 – Songs by Sundell
1:23:01 – Top three tips for working from home
1:27:31 – John's wish list for WWDC2020
