I'm a well-established programmer, the issues I have around iOS are that I'm intimidated by the environment since I don't have very much experience with UX-focussed development like this, and Swift is a fair sight different to Python.
I did some Android dev about 5 years ago and I was able to start to get something to, like, work? So I clearly can develop the capability to make these things happen
but
trying new things means failing at new things for a while
and that can be hard to manage
@tclark there’s just so much new to learn, it’s overwhelming
@daniel yeah that’s basically it. Everything is weird and different and unfamiliar but also very similar.
@aurynn yeah, I have very little confidence in my ability to do UX-focussed dev too; it's occurred to me to write a backend for an app with trivial UI on it and then say "designers, halp!" and hope my call is answered.
@aurynn I do some iOS dev from time to time, and it's actually pretty accessible once you take the plunge. It's not entirely free of tears, however.