Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-28 Thread Koen van der Drift
Thanks all for the tips. I purchased The Core iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook by Erica Sadun. - Koen. ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-27 Thread James Lee
I am looking at Xcode 4 by Fritz Anderson now. This is not his first effort; he is an established Mac technical writer and this is a good well edited book. Unlike Xcode 3, which was strictly Mac and developed your skills all in one application example, Xcode 4 has both iOS and Mac examples. I

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-27 Thread Jeffrey Oleander
From: James Lee j...@tropic4.com Subject: Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers To: Koen van der Drift koenvanderdr...@gmail.com Cc: Cocoa Dev cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com Date: Saturday, 2013 February 23, 14:21 I am looking at Xcode 4 by Fritz Anderson now. I read everything I

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-23 Thread Uli Kusterer
Yeah, that'd be my bet as well. It's a fairly new technology. Cheers, -- Uli Kusterer The Witnesses of TeachText are everywhere... http://www.zathras.de On 22.02.2013, at 15:37, Koen van der Drift koenvanderdr...@gmail.com wrote: One thing I'm not sure about yet is the use of 'storyboards'.

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-23 Thread Fritz Anderson
Both Xcode 4 Unleashed and its 4.5 supplement give extended attention to storyboards. — F -- Fritz Anderson Xcode 4 Unleashed: 4.5 supplement for free! http://www.informit.com/store/xcode-4-unleashed-9780672333279 On 23 Feb 2013, at 4:08 PM, Uli Kusterer witness.of.teacht...@gmx.net

iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-22 Thread Koen van der Drift
Having a lot of knowledge of and experience with Cocoa/ObjC/OSX I am looking for a good introduction to making iOS apps. Starting at Apple's dev website I did the BirdWatching tutorial. When searching for books, two jump out: the ones by Hillegass and by Dudney. However, based on their table of

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-22 Thread Roland King
With respect to Mssrs Hillegass and Dudney, if you have a good knowledge of OSX Cocoa I think you are probably going to do as well jumping in and reading what docs and sample code Apple has trying to convert your brain to iOS. My experience, going the other way, is that the iOS interface is

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-22 Thread Koen van der Drift
Good advice, thanks Roland. I do have an idea and a project, so I will just go ahead and dive in. One thing I'm not sure about yet is the use of 'storyboards'. Apple uses it in their tutorial, but the two books I mentioned seem to hardly touch on it. Maybe it is too new to have been included

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-22 Thread Matt Neuburg
On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:16:11 +0800, Roland King r...@rols.org said: I like the stuff Matt Neuburg publishes, I admit to reading that which he's made publicly available without purchasing the book (sorry Matt) No apologies needed. I posted it so you could read it. (Of course I'd *like* to be

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-22 Thread David Rowland
I like Matt Neuburg's book, and I recommend it to iOS classes I teach. Its first person style suits me, and I turn to it for answers and often find something extra. However, it is dense and not for everyone. Some of my students wish there were more examples, but Neuburg explicitly avoids

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-22 Thread Alex Zavatone
FYI, in looking for material to use, from my experience, it is also important to know what to avoid. Ignore anything that is older than two years and any older material that references any version of Xcode before 4. A lot of the books that I do buy, (Matt's, Erica's, Vandad

Re: iOS books, etc for experienced OSX programmers

2013-02-22 Thread Koen van der Drift
Thanks everyone for the helpful info. Highly appreciated! - Koen. On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Alex Zavatone z...@mac.com wrote: FYI, in looking for material to use, from my experience, it is also important to know what to avoid. Ignore anything that is older than two years and any older