iOS Learning Objective C

http://guides.macrumors.com/Cocoa_FAQ
http://guides.macrumors.com/Helpful_development_resources

...linked at the top of the development forums.

Here are the steps I took to learn C, Objective-C and iPhone/iPad programming:

1. Learn C on the Mac
2. Learn Objective-C on the Mac
3. Beginning iPhone 4 Development

With these three books, you should have a good handle on iPhone/iPad development.

gwelmarten said:

Hi
Thanks for your replies. One of the problems I have is a lot of these books start by teaching you how to use the SDK (which I know very well) but don't teach programming of C from scratch. Do the books that you have recommended do this?

Sam

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I believe the Learn C on the Mac starts you off in the terminal (I'll double check and get back to you), not in an SDK. It will definitely start you off learning C from scratch. It gave me a headache the first couple of times I read it because i had zero programming experience.

EDIT: Sorry I was mistaken. Chapter 2 of the Learn C on the Mac talks about downloading and installing Xcode, but it doesn't go into any great detail about how to use it. Chapter 3 starts you off on your C journey.

If you want to learn to develop more advanced apps, you will need to learn far more than basic C and Obj C. Go to a local college bookstore and look at the computer science and software engineering textbooks on slightly more advanced programming topics, such as algorithms, data structures, databases, computer graphics, networking, machine learning, signal processing, discrete mathematics, UI design, game architecture, etc., which are all applicable to some types of advanced iOS app development. It's a big enough subject that many people spend years studying for masters degrees in the area. Don't think you will get that far with just one book.