Re:Ask HN: Is it wise to learn OS X rather than staying as a...
by mchannon on Thursday November 08, 2012 @06:17PM
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Based on Apple's latest overtures, OS X is becoming iOS far more than the reverse.
That said, any code and library base, be it Apple or otherwise, has a shelf life. It will eventually be replaced, just like the hardware it runs on. That said, there's still a need for good OS X apps today and well into the future. If they EOL'd it tomorrow, things'd be different.
2 years' experience as an iOS developer sounds just about as impressive as 3 years' experience. May as well get some breadth, but most of all, you might as well do what you enjoy doing.
That said, any code and library base, be it Apple or otherwise, has a shelf life. It will eventually be replaced, just like the hardware it runs on. That said, there's still a need for good OS X apps today and well into the future. If they EOL'd it tomorrow, things'd be different.
2 years' experience as an iOS developer sounds just about as impressive as 3 years' experience. May as well get some breadth, but most of all, you might as well do what you enjoy doing.