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Reddit mentions of iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (2nd Edition) (Big Nerd Ranch Guides)

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Found 5 comments on iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (2nd Edition) (Big Nerd Ranch Guides):

u/BroDudeGuy · 10 pointsr/iOSProgramming

You can dive right into Objective C, I was only vaguely familiar with C and I've published a few apps without any problems. However, if you're intent on learning C pick up 'The C Programming Language' (K&R), not only the best C programming book, but one of the best programming books ever written.

Objective C books, I recommend one of the two or both books,
'Programming in Objective C 3rd edition' or
'Objective C: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide'

Both of these books are excellent resources for learning and I keep them close by whenever I have a question.

In terms of learning iOS development. I recommend going into iTunes U and downloading the latest Stanford University iPhone development course. I believe Winter 10 is the newest, follow along those classes and the class website, treat it like a real class, do the homework and all the assignments. There is no text book for the class, but this other book by Big Nerd Ranch, 'iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Way' is totally awesome.

After these classes and books you should have a great foundation for iOS development. Once you feel comfortable with everything and have an app or two under your belt, download Madison Technical College's Advanced iPhone Development course videos from iTunes U and Apple's own WWDC Session Videos.

Each MTC video is about 3 hours, watch them in chunks. The professor, Brad Larson is one of the best iPhone developers out there and in my opinion is one the best contributors to the community, (see his posts on stack overflow).

Lastly, check out www.raywenderlich.com. My personal favorite iPhone development website. It's updated every Monday, Wednesday, Friday with great technical tutorials that are funny and educational.

Best of luck to you and welcome to iOS development :-D.

u/omfg · 3 pointsr/computing

Step 1: Familiarize yourself with C++ (yes C++, not C) from cplusplus.com. This step is free.

Step 2: Learn how to use Objective-C for iOS programming from this amazing book.

That should be all you need.

u/MattTheGr8 · 2 pointsr/apple

My stock suggestions:

  1. the Big Nerd Ranch book on iPhone/iOS programming (called iPhone in the 1st edition, iOS in the second... here's a link to the second edition: http://amzn.com/0321773772).

  2. the Developing Apps for iOS class on iTunes U (http://is.gd/CPqCvY)

  3. if you have never programmed in a C-like language before, I have heard that "Programming in Objective-C" is a good book, though I haven't read it myself (http://amzn.com/0321711394)
u/ChrisF79 · 1 pointr/learnprogramming

How much knowledge of Objective C do you already have? If you already have a good working knowledge of it, you should look into the Big Nerd Ranch books (Amazon link). They're pretty awesome because they show you, in steps, how do write simple programs. If you don't already know Objective C, read Kochan's Programming in Objective C as that starts you at ground zero.

Another option is to watch the Stanford University courses on Objective C. I believe there are 3 semesters online (same class, different teachers) and those are pretty great as well.

u/wcbdfy · 1 pointr/learnprogramming

Programming in Objective-C by Stephan Kochen is an excellent intro/reference with detailed and clear explanation of Objective-C (the language you will be using).

You should also get the Big Nerd Ranch Guide to iOS programming for things specific to the iDevices.

Apple's developer reference/wiki covers everything else and is also pretty detailed. Stanford's iPhone development video lectures are okay, but I can see how they come in handy to someone who is just getting started.

You will need a mac (of course) and Xcode, and if you haven't used that before, you will need to get comfortable with it. You will need Xcode for many of it's features but if you are not a fan of the IDE and wish to use an editor for simpler things, many support Obj-C syntax highlighting.