10 Questions People Ask about Apple Developer Academy
Yes, Apple has a school.
2018 to 2019 is quite a significant year in my life.
May — Read about the Apple Developer Academy and apply for it
Jun — Flew all the way from Hong Kong to London and had the aptitude test in Apple’s head office
Jul — Had a Skype interview
Aug — Received the offer
Sep — Flew to Italy and kicked start the school
Jul/19 — Back to Hong Kong with a big smile
From time to time, I received questions from people who try to understand my intent, motivation, or take-away during this career break. And I summarised them in the following.
Q1 — What is it?
People typically do not know Apple has a school.
Apple Developer Academy (“ADA”) is at the University of Federico II in Naples, Italy. They invite 400 people around the world for 9 months free course that trains them to develop human-centric apps in iOS systems.