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.
Sams Teach Yourself iOS 6 Application Development in 24 Hrs 4th Edition Book Review
If you want to learn iOS 6 development, this is a great place to start.
Learning Cocoa with Objective-C: Developing for the Mac and iOS App Stores Book Review
This book is a nice concise no nonsense introduction to Objective-C.
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.
Xcode 4 Unleashed (2nd Edition) Book Review
Everything I was looking for, at the right level.
Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise Book Review
This book is a smorgasbord of mobile information. I purchased and printed the Rough Cuts version as soon as it came out. This book saved me tons of time getting up to speed with the latest information on the mobile world.
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!!!
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