Today, Most of the companies are adopting the dedicated developer model and among iPhone apps are the most demanded service in the UK. Although the development of apps for iOS has become a thriving sector.
The versatility and pervasiveness of the iPhone and iPad gave scores of developers a chance to bring their ideas to life shows them in front of an enormous and relatively wealthy captive audience. An iPhone developer developing a native application can be a complicated process.
Top 10 Skills to consider before hiring an iOS developer in the UK.
- Design Guidelines
- Spatial Reasoning
- Core Data
- Swift
- Grand Central Dispatch
- Networking
- Apple Xcode IDE
- Communication
- Developers Portfolio
- Git and GitHub
Here is the list of skills to consider before hiring an iOS developer in UK
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Design Guidelines:
The best part of Apple Devices is its intuitiveness, which lures the Apple users to buy Apple products. To achieve this, iPhone app developers need to follow certain specific guidelines and defined procedures to develop iOS apps. Before hiring iOS developers, the client needs to cross-check whether the developer is following the Apple Design guidelines. iOS app developers also must know of:
- MVC(Model-View-Controller): This is the basis of any iOS or OSX app which determines how data is stored, how it is displayed to the users and how it is updated in response to the user interactions.
- Delegate Pattern: A common way of passing information among objects in Cocoa. (Single Sender and single receiver)
- Notifications: Another way to give information (One sender and multiple receivers).
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Spatial Reasoning:
The iPhone app developer needs to consider the critical aspects of developing an iOS app which means that the app developer should think from the user point of view like how the user will interact and use the app. The hired iPhone app developer must be in a state to think ou-of-box to make the end-user feel good and satisfies while using the app. The iOS app developer should be capable of thinking logically as an end-user. The iOS app developer so hired must be able to design an interface and add functionalities that are more available, extensive and useful for the user. The developer needs to envision it to make more meaningful and valuable apps.
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Core Data:
The iOS developer so hired must know Core Data. For example, the user may get frustrated when the app does not save the data even it used frequently, and they have to start from scratch on every use of the app. As core data stores the information on Apple’s devices.
- Swift: Swift is the Apple programming Language developed especially used for the development of iOS apps, which is one of the future languages for iOS app development. So every iOS app Developer must know this language. The iPhone app developer must know all versions and also the upgraded versions like Swift 3. The iOS developer need not go deep into it, but the developer must have a basic knowledge of the language and its functionalities such as:
- Basic syntax
- Classes, inheritance, and Initialization
- Objective – C Interoperability
- Control Flow(If and Switch Statements)
- Error Handling
- Optionals
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Grand Central Dispatch:
Grand Central Dispatch enables the developer to add what’s called concurrency to your apps, which will make it possible to run multiple tasks simultaneously with ease. Generally, an iOS app does many tasks simultaneously, such as gathering data from the internet, understanding human inputs, displaying data and many more. All these tasks can be handled by GCD, which gives users a seamless and smooth experience.
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Networking: JSON –
JavaScript Object Notation is used to data interchanging over the web. An iPhone developer must know about networking, which is used for a smooth experience.
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Apple Xcode IDE:
To hire an iOS app developer, he must know Xcode IDE, which makes the app excellent and offers a magnificent user experience. It highly integrated with Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks. It is used to build iOS apps primarily such as Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Even it helps the iOS developer to allow different Apple services such as Passbook and GameChanger too. An iPhone developer must have a thorough understanding of Apple’s Xcode IDE.
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Communication:
The iOS developer must have excellent communication skills as the developer need to interact with the clients all over the world. As the developers are the one who interacts with the clients and able to articulate the concept that might be beyond your understanding.
- Developers Portfolio: Before hiring the iOS developer, you need to look at his current and past clients directly. Check the interest beyond their assigned tasks.
- Git and GitHub: One must have the effective use of version control, which is an important, useful skill for any developer who works on long-lived projects and is also essential to work with teams.
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Conclusion
To be a successful iOS developer, the concepts as mentioned above, will work wonders for you. An iOS developer is not just an app developer; they are much more than the developer. At every stage of the app development, you will be dealing a vital role. From requirements gathering for client’s business needs to planning and development phase to designing a seamless and scalable user interface to coding and integrations, it is your responsibility to ensure that everything goes like smooth sailing.
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