Roadmap to iOS Tech Lead

This roadmap will take you from a junior dev to the iOS Tech Lead

What you need to master?

1. Swift Language
2. UIKit
3. SwiftUI
4. Git
5. Algorithms and Data Structures
6. Design Patterns and Principles
7. Architecture
8. Template iOS Project
9. Mastering Xcode
10. iOS Frameworks
11. App Portfolio (Github & App Store)
12. Interview Preparation
13. Testing

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I will add details to them one by one. Still under construction but this will be the most comprehensive roadmap for iOS devs to become a tech lead by the time it’s completed.

1. Swift Language

• A Swift tour in one hour
• A guided tour in Swift
• Swift Language Guide
• Memory management in iOS

2. UIKit

• A hands-on video tutorial
• Another video tutorial
• An app by Apple
• UIKit in depth

3. SwiftUI

• SwiftUI by Apple

4. Git

• Git in 15 minutes
• Git for professionals and here
• Git cheatsheet

5. Algorithms And Data Structures

• Swift Data Structures & Algorithms on Udemy (paid)
• Data Structures & Algorithms from MIT
• All the data structures questions with hints
• Enjoying Algorithms

6. Design Patterns and Principles

• GOF Design Patterns
• SOLID in Swift (summarized) and here
• Bad code smells
• RW explained all the patterns , also here and here

7. Architecture

• VIPER Architecture on iOS
• The Compositional Architecture
• Clean iOS Architecture
• MVVM with UIKit

8. Template iOS Project

• VIPER Swift sample project
• SwiftUI Project Template

9. Mastering XCode

• XCode for beginners
• Practical XCode
• XCode for starters

10. IOS Frameworks

• Concurrency in depth
• All in One iOS materials
• iOS training from Apple

11. Project Portfolio

• Take home assignment sample

12. Interview Preparation

• Beginner — Intermediate — Advanced Level
• HackerRank Interview Preparation Kit
• Meta iOS preparation from a real FB dev. (Yeah, he made it)
• A comprehensive list of iOS questions
• Some core Swift questions at FAANG companies
• A nice collection of resources
• Almost every algorithm explained in Swift by RayWanderlich.com
• iOS Skills: A Path to Mastery for iOS Development — Josh Brown
• Sample videos for Amazon Interview and here
• iOS Interview Questions
• 50 iOS interview questions
• Test your Swift knowledge

13. Testing

• All-in-one what you need as a wrap

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