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Ask HN: Where can I watch an Xcode Master at Work?

10 points by SimplGy ↗ HN
Sometimes I stumble on a video of someone extremely talented and experienced using a professional tool. Just watching the way they work I often learn something great. Could be a way to use the tool, organize, shortcut--often it's something the author thought was obvious or a tangent that isn't the point of the video.

I'd like to find some videos of experienced xcode developers working.

I work from home these days so I can't pair with coworkers, which is probably what I'd do at a bigger company.

I started learning iOS development about a year ago, and I want to get better. I've watched lots of tutorials, but these are often scripted, use simplified applications, skip the typing or use robotext.

I'd love to find a video of someone really just working. You folks know of any?

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SimplGy
I thought of a very concise way to say this. Tutorial videos teach me known unknowns.

I want to learn some things I don't even know are unknown.

bjw181
I dont know about Xcode but if you youtube "<programming language> speedcoding" you can find some people doing real work.
SimplGy
Ah, great. That phrase "speedcoding" is exactly what I was looking for; hadn't heard of it before. Thanks!
drakenot
The Stanford iOS course is useful in this regard. I remember when I was first starting out it really helped me see someone use all the little bits of Interface Builder. I remember rewinding frequently to re-watch him do something like ctrl-click-drag to wire up an IBOutlet collection or something.