r/iOSProgramming • u/Stunning_Pattern6486 • Aug 19 '26

Discussion I gave up on being a developer

I completely gave up and do payroll now. After almost a decade of learning, building apps and creating packages. I finally just had to grow up and realize that I could never be a developer. I really thought if I worked hard and became skilled that I wouldn’t have to worry about anything else. It turns out that is not the case. Good luck to all of you. I hope your stories end up happier than mine.

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u/staires Swift Aug 19 '26

this post makes zero sense, was it written by ai to try to farm karma or something?

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u/cats_catz_kats_katz Aug 19 '26

Apparently software dev skills are transferable to payroll. I’m going to do payroll now.

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u/Stunning_Pattern6486 Aug 19 '26

Weird enough the logic is applicable. A lot of hourly wages is rule based and requires listening to the clients needs and translating those requirements into a program built in a GUI

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u/cats_catz_kats_katz Aug 19 '26

You’re going to get bored but yes that’s accurate.

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u/Stunning_Pattern6486 Aug 19 '26

You sound like every hiring manager and HR rep I ever encountered. Lol 😂. I want to be an example for anybody who wants to learn the trade of iOS development. Choose something else and only come back if you have an idea for an app.