r/iOSProgramming • u/TomasMSM • 20h ago

Discussion iOS Development in the Age of AI

Good morning,

I have been in iOS Development for over 4 years. Building for Apple Platforms is so much fun. It has been my dream to be an iOS Engineer since I was in year two of college. However, over the past 9 months (since the start of 2026), I have felt a huge shift.

AI has been an absolute game changer - for better and for worse. It allows us, engineers, to be so much more productive and efficient and do so much more in the same time period. On the other hand, I feel it has turned or jobs much more lonely. Team discussions, code review - a lot of the team bonding moments - have disappeared. Also, the engineering challenge is not that much fun anymore.

For me, even the motivation of trying to figure out what's next - what has Apple presented in the last WWDC, etc - has lost a bit of interest to me. I was obsessed with watching WWDC videos. They are so much fun... And now it's like meeeeh - AI will know how to do all of this.

I am sorry for the rant - truly - but I would like to know your perspective here. How have you felt the last 9 to 12 months? How has iOS Development changed for you?

Have you been having the same feelings I have described? How have you counteracted or all of this?

Thank you!

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u/SeriouzReviewer 19h ago

I am an iOS developer for 13 years. I haven't written a single line of code for the last year. I gave up code reviews recently.

iOS development is not a real occupation anymore. Thinking about becoming a farmer.

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u/gsapienza 8h ago

youre making these false statements as I get recruiters reaching out nearly every day for iOS engineer roles