Friday 8 March 2013

What to Look for in an iPhone Developer


Anelei Ivanova


Many consider the iphone to be one of the greatest inventions of the century. And with each passing day it is heading towards achieving new heights. With its launch in 2008, Apple iphone App store became an instant success ands within six months- there were atleast 10,000 apps available. The organizations and businesses that understand the advantages of the iphone’s popularity and success have adopted iphone application development that requires hiring iphone developersWith numerous such professionals in the market, it makes it difficult for the potential clients to hire the best amongst them. Here is how to shortlist them

It is a challenge for iphone developers to implement the trends of applications of smart phones into one app. There are applications like voice, location based services, multimedia services, software distribution strategies, and native platforms like iOS, Windows mobile 7, Android, and web based technologies like HTML5/JS etc. It is a tough job to be coming up with a range of ways of implementing such wide-ranging industry trends in different versions of iphone.

An ideal iphone developer should be well versed with the development procedures and protocols and thus the most important thing to do is to look into his portfolio: what kinds of apps he has created, how creative the ideas are and more. The next thing to look for while hiring an iphone developer is to take into accounts his/her relevant experience in the field. This comes in handy while they are posed with problems and issues regarding creation of a particular app saving time and money.

To hire iphone developers, one must also take into account the candidate’s expertise in coding and UI development, his sense of graphical design, his understanding of languages like ‘Objective C’ (a derivative of C/C++ with syntax), someone who is familiar with the app development components like core location, core animation and core graphics. He must also have an understanding of iOS4 and SDK4. These are the most basic requirements.

Many a time’s recruiters overlook the factor of the candidate’s communication skills. It is important- without proper communicating ability he/she would not be able to grasp the requirements and thus would not be able to deliver or express what he/she has in mind. A good listening skill goes hand in hand with good communication skills.

If the candidate is experienced in iPhone application development, games, icons and themes- it is an added advantage. Mobile phone application is no longer limited to just fun, it now encompasses various purposes like business and office, organization, communication, security, utility, music, medicine, multimedia, law, education and more. It automatically makes hiring iPhone developers a pretty tough job too!

It is quite a challenge for iphone developers to come up with out-of-the-box innovative ideas and applications every now and then - but it is also the most basic requirement: for one of the biggest names in smart phone market. There are innumerable things that go into developing an app and it is crucial for the organizations and businesses to find a genuine resource, which is acquainted with it all.  One of the best ways to hire iPhone developers is through outsourcing agencies.                                                                                                                             

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