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>>2931609
>Computer Scientist

>>958213
>How long would it reasonably take somebody to learn app coding in their spare time
To create a working app? A month? You really only have to learn the basics and then after that, google how to perform the tasks you want to do.

iOS programs are written in Swift, Apple's version of Objective-C. The "C" family of languages are known for their difficult syntax, meaning it'll be difficult to read and write at first due to all the "grammar" rules you'll have to learn.

The following is a basic line of code in Objective-C:
MyObject *o = [[MyObject alloc] init];

A similar line of code in a language like Python would look like this
o = MyObject()

I started messing around with programming using C++ so it's not like it's impossible, but normally it's suggested you learn a language like Python so you can get used to how programs are written before having to worry about how the grammar of a particular language works.

>>950944
>Should I go to college for CS
You'll just be taught math and logic and won't be taught much about programming. What is there to teach? It's like going to school to major in English or French. It's just a language used to give orders and you can pick it up without formal schooling.