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PUBLIC MARKS from tadanderson with tags development & objective-c

2015

Swift for Programmers Book Review

This book is the perfect place for the experienced programmer of C#, Java, Objective-C, or C++ to get started with Swift.

Swift in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself Book Review

All in all, I found the book a pleasure to read. The author's writing style is great, and the chapters were the perfect size to read over lunch.

Learning Swift Programming Book Review

This book is the place to start with Swift if you have prior programming experience.

2014

Learning Mobile App Development: A Hands-on Guide to Building Apps with iOS and Android Book Review

This book is a great book for looking at how some of the most commonly used functionality compares across the Android and iOS environments.

Programming iOS 7 Book Review

If you are an iOS 7 developer, you owe it to yourself to buy this book and keep it at arm's length!!!

2013

Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (2nd Edition) Book Review

This book is the perfect place for an experienced developer to start with iOS programming.

iOS Components and Frameworks: Understanding the Advanced Features of the iOS SDK Book Review

If you are an iOS developer, and are using Xcode, this book will at some point offer you information on a topic you need to get your head around quickly.

Learning iPad Programming: A Hands-On Guide to Building iPad Apps, Second Edition Book Review

Although this book is written for iPad development, iPhone developers will benefit from reading it too. Almost all the core topics touched on apply both iPad and iPhone development. I highly recommend it to both.

The Advanced iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook Book Review

Over all I found this to be an excellent book for experienced developers. It is a perfect addition to her The Core iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook.

iOS 6 Programming Cookbook Book Review

This is a massive cookbook with tons of recipes. It covers a ton of material and it covers it in depth.

2012

The Core iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook Book Review

This book is an invaluable asset for any iOS developer and I highly recommend it. This book will continue to be within arm's reach every time I open Xcode.

iOS SDK Development Book Review

This book a no nonsense approach to learning the key points of Objective-C and iOS at the speed of light. It is a fast paced sprint through tons of hands on examples.

Learning Objective-C 2.0: A Hands-on Guide to Objective-C for Mac and iOS Developers (2nd Edition) Book Review

If I had to give this book a one word description, I would say it is 'balanced'. I would recommend this book as the place to start for anyone coming from a different find which such as C# or Java, and also as the place to start for anybody looking to get into building applications with Objective-C.

Test-Driven iOS Development Book Review

This is a great book for both someone who wants to learn Test Driven Development (TDD), anyone that wants to learn how to do unit testing in Xcode, and anyone who wants to improve their designs using TDD.

The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Core Concepts and Essential Recipes for iOS Programmers Book Review

This book is much more than just a cookbook with a bunch of recipes in it. I have used plenty of cookbooks and they are never readable from cover to cover.

Cocoa Design Patterns Book Review

If you want to get to know Cocoa from the inside out, this is the book to pickup.

Head First C Book Review

I highly recommend this book to anyone who what to get into C programming or Objective-C programming.

Programming iOS 5: Fundamentals of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Development Book Review

If you are an iOS 5 developer, you owe it to yourself to buy this book and keep it at arms length!!!