News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

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

Re:Ask HN: Experienced programmer, beginner to iOS (objectiv... by gdubs on Sunday May 06, 2012 @02:01PM (#3935747)
Big Nerd Ranch guides are indispensable. Written by someone who was involved with NextStep very early on.

Watch the Wwdc videos, starting at 2010, and following with 2011.

Use ARC.

Pay attention to the Wwdc videos on core animation.

Spend time learning about delegates.

Don't shy away from Interface Builder.

Check the header files when documentation seems incomplete. They are a great resource.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Experienced programmer, beginner to iOS (objectiv... by architgupta on Sunday May 06, 2012 @02:17PM (#3935806)
ARC's usage seems conflicted! :D
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Experienced programmer, beginner to iOS (objectiv... by gdubs on Sunday May 06, 2012 @02:33PM (#3935858)
Apple's recommendation is to start using it today. Retain/Release patterns always took newcomers a long time to master, and it distracts from building applications. In Apple's own words, it's a compiler's problem – shouldn't be yours.
[ Parent | on HN ]