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True Bey
166 PointsWhich Track and future goals?
I just started my 14 day trial. Thank you for your previous answer to my question of not knowing where to start. I looked at both the web design video with @guil and IOS development with @paradoxed. I feel initially I want to build apps for Apple. How does that work as a career in that, am I selling my apps to apple? Can I work for them remotely? I would like to do the Web Design track after, because my goal is to launch 2 companies next year and wanna have the knowledge of web design. Is my thinking in the right direction? Any advice? Currently, I have a HP EliteBook 840, can I start the IOS track with this laptop? thanks
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Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsI'm answering the iOS side of things. First learn Swift, I started with Obj-C, but after I started on Swift I realized how much better it is. Second, when Apple accepts a submit to the app store you get a percentage of the profits (like royalty from a book), Apple does not buy the app; you don't actually work for Apple. Third, you either need to have a mac or install OS X on different hardware (called a Hackintosh, which is very buggy). Fourth, yes you can work remotely. It does cost $99 a year to be a registered developer with apple , this allows you to submit an app for review, and until this fall with the reales of iOS 9 you will need that for testing apps on an actual device. Hope this helps!
True Bey
166 PointsThank You Caleb
True Bey
166 PointsTrue Bey
166 PointsCaleb, Thank you so much. Your feedback gave me a lot of clarity. So it looks like, I'll be starting with Swift. I don't have a Mac yet so I thought I would start and complete the web development track first. I'd rather wait to get a Mac first than deal with the bugs. My short term goal was to learn how to build apps for Apple to produce an additional stream of income. After I submit the app, who actually owns the app? Any further feedback would be greatly appreciated. True
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsCaleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsYou still own the app.