Have you ever wondered how the apps on your phone are built? Well, in today's episode we dive into the basics of mobile development with Natalia Panferova, a real life iOS developer. Natalia is a bit of an icon when it comes to iOS development: she worked at Apple, she has her own blog all about iOS development, and she has written two books about Swift, a programming language for iOS. In our chat with Natalia, we talk about what mobile development is, the differences between iOS and Android development, and how it differs to full stack development. Natalia also shares her expertise on how to get started in mobile development by recommending some basic concepts you should learn and some tools to help you along the way. New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Useful Links for Mobile Development: Apple Pathways - Collections of videos, documentation, and resources to begin your Apple developer journey 100 Days of SwiftUI - Videos, tutorials, tests, and more, designed to help you learn SwiftUI effectively Kodeco - Courses and books on iOS, Swift, Android, Kotlin, Flutter, Dart, Server-Side Swift, Unity, and more Natalia's Book: Integrating SwiftUI into UIKit Apps - a detailed guide on gradually adopting SwiftUI in UIKit projects Natalia's Book: Swift Gems - 100+ tips to take your Swift code to the next level Natalia’s blog - Articles and tips about iOS, macOS and Swift development Links to Episodes Mentioned: Episode 32. Are IDEs the Makeup Bags of the Coding World? Episode 29. How to Ace Your Next Tech Interview Where to Find Us: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠ Tik Tok ⁠⁠The Hot Girls Code Website⁠ Sponsored by: Trade Me