Ask HN: Experienced programmer, beginner to iOS (objective-C). Where to begin?

Re:Ask HN: Experienced programmer, beginner to iOS (objectiv... by speg on Sunday May 06, 2012 @10:20AM (#3935176)

I am going through the exact same thing. Last weekend I decided iOS would be my project for May and started digging in.

There is a TON of information out there. Too much. Most of it is outdated, and while the Apple documentation is a great resource, it is just not structured in a way for beginners.

Enter the Big Nerd Ranch.

http://www.bignerdranch.com/book/ios_programming_the_big_ner...

I think I got the kindle version for $22. It is perfect. Just released a little over a month ago, it uses Xcode 4.3. The first few chapters have no iOS stuff as they bring you up to speed on Obj-C and from there you start building the bases of iOS.

I love that they make you strip out all the code from the iOS templates and make you do it yourself. It really is a structured learning experience rather than just an information dump.

I'm only about 1/3 the way through so far - but so far it's been exactly what I needed.

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Re:Ask HN: Experienced programmer, beginner to iOS (objectiv... by architgupta on Sunday May 06, 2012 @10:39AM (#3935210)

Aah thanks! Looks like many people like Big Nerd Ranch! I am going to spring the $22 then :)

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