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iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

Stack Overflow is the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. It was founded in 2008 which contains questions and answers by the ... read more

Hello from Big Nerd Ranch!

... folks do offer a 7 day course for folks who need an Objective-C primer and studying in advance both iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (second edition) and Aaron Hillegass’s upcoming Object... read more

I Survived Big Nerd Ranch Training

iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (4th Edition) Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (2nd Edition) I mentioned it above, but I want to call out the instructors by name. The first ... read more

Achieving Nerdvana: Learning Swift for iOS at Big Nerd Ranch

With its origins at NeXT, Big Nerd Ranch is one of the more respected iOS app development companies in the world. At a recent coding retreat put on by BNR, I survived seven days of the most intensive ... read more

Roundup of App Development (iOS 9/Swift 2) Learning Resources

It is not a comprehensive course (and it’s not trying to be), so I would recommend it only if you are looking for a quick introduction to iOS app development. Prerequisites: Some programming experienc... read more

Big Nerd Ranch Blog

... book iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide by Christian Keur is updated for iOS 10, Swift 3, and Xcode 8, and includes all the essential concepts, tools, and techniques for developing iOS appl... read more

App Camp for Girls Rocks Macworld/iWorld

Speaking of icons, Christa Mrgan of Mac and iOS developer Rogue Amoeba next took the ... to the book Osten taught herself to code with, “Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide,” which was g... read more

The Big Nerd Ranch Guide to iOS Programming: Managing Memory with ARC

There is another part of memory called the heap that is separate from the stack. The reason for the names “heap” and “stack” has to do with how you visualize them. The stack can be visualized as an or... read more

Things I wish I had known before starting iOS development — Part 1

If you do not have enough programming experience in an Object Oriented Language, I recommend you to read a good book on the language before diving into iOS App development. My personal favorites are B... read more

How to Get a Jump Start in Your Programming Career

You can check those out or find a good book on the subject. Here are a couple I’d recommend: Professional Android 4 Application Development iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Besides gaining experien... read more

The Big Nerd Ranch Guide to iOS Programming: Managing Memory with ARC

Each time you have declared an instance variable in BNRItem, you have declared and implemented a pair of accessor methods. Now you are going to learn to use properties, a convenient alternative to wri... read more