Programming iOS 6

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1. callmeedApr 2013
   First off, I have some small side iOS projects coming down the pipeline so if you're interested in helping a bit, get in touch.

   Also, storyboards are really powerful and can save you a lot of time once you learn them.

   I'm mostly a Rails/Ruby dev as well but am doing more iOS. My recommended resources are:

   1. BIG Nerd Ranch book (best book IMO) http://www.amazon.com/iOS-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/...

   2. Programming iOS (5|6) by Neuburg (either version is fine) http://www.amazon.com/Programming-iOS-6-Matt-Neuburg/dp/1449...

   3. Ray Wenderlich blog and tutorials bundle (worth the money) http://www.raywenderlich.com/store/ios-5-and-ios-6-by-tutori... His storyboard tutorials are great

   4. NSScreencast (think RailsCasts for iOS. Not as thorough yet, but worth the money) http://nsscreencast.com/

   5. Do a week-long, in person class such as http://pragmaticstudio.com/ios if you can afford it

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   Other than that, I really haven't run into issues I couldn't figure out via Stackoverflow or Apple's docs/samples.

   The real issue for me was wrapping my head around the frameworks and understanding how it differs from Rails/web world. You might find it helpful to just take a week off and bury yourself in it. Try and pick a very simple (but useful/functional) app you can build and ship in a couple weeks. Give yourself a deadline and do it.

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2. tartuffe78Jul 2016
   1. Alas Babylon, Pat Frank

   2. A Talent For War, Jack McDevitt

   3. Endymion, Dan Simmons

   4. Programming iOS 9 ( 50% ), Matt Neuburg

   5. Yes Please, Amy Poehler

   6. The Nature of the Beast, Louise Penny

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3. pjungwirNov 2013
   The book Programming iOS 6 by Matt Neuburg recommends the "weak-strong dance" for this, like so (p. 326):

       __weak MyClass* wself = self;
       self->observer = [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
                          addObserverForName:@"heyho"
                          object:nil queue:nil
                          usingBlock:^(NSNotification *n) {
                            MyClass *sself = wself;
                            if (sself) {
                              NSLog(@"%@", sself);
                            }
                          }];
   

   Do other people agree this fixes the problem?

   Also, it's my understanding closures only cause retain cycles if the method taking the block copies the block, per the docs: "When a block is copied, it creates strong references to object variables used within the block." Therefore this dance is not necessary for e.g. [NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:queue:completionHandler:]. Is that correct?

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