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Ask HN: Good iOS Tutorials?

• mv 14y ago
  This is as good as it gets: http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p/cgi-bin/drupal/ http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p/cgi-bin/drupal/
• jarcoal 14y ago
  Lynda: http://www.lynda.com/iOS-tutorials/iOS-SDK-Essential-Training/92179-2.html http://www.lynda.com/iOS-tutorials/iOS-SDK-Essential-Trainin...
• sayemm 14y ago
  The best tutorials I've come across: http://www.raywenderlich.com/tutorials http://www.raywenderlich.com/tutorials Open source iOS apps: http://maniacdev.com/2010/06/35-open-source-iphone-app-store-apps-updated-with-10-new-apps/ http://maniacdev.com/2010/06/35-open-source-iphone-app-store... http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/navigation/#section=Resource%20Types&topic=Sample%20Code http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/navigation/#section=R... http://www.appsamuck.com http://www.appsamuck.com
• josephlord 14y ago
  http://www.raywenderlich.com/tutorials/ http://www.raywenderlich.com/tutorials/ is pretty useful in places. Stackoverflow or Google when you have specific questions. When you say the Apple Developer resources are designed for a bit more smart audience I assume you mean already informed and knowledgeable about the basic APIs.
• aaronbrethorst 14y ago
  I have a super-simple tutorial on UITableViews here: http://www.cocoacontrols.com/posts/2012/08/01/ios-basics-uitableviewcontroller http://www.cocoacontrols.com/posts/2012/08/01/ios-basics-uit..., and I'm planning on spending a good amount of the next couple weeks developing similar content. What are you looking to learn, exactly, and how familiar are you with software development in general?
  • snihalani 14y ago
    I am good with software development. I know java, C and python. I am not looking for way simple tutorials. I fall in the audience where people know how to program but need a good tutorial to show where things are and how they are connected.
    • aaronbrethorst 14y ago
      Ah, got it. You're probably better off looking at http://www.raywenderlich.com http://www.raywenderlich.com for now. Or, just downloading the source for Cheddar and running the app through a debugger.
• huffman 14y ago
  It's not really online reading, but we have an iOS "trail map" at thoughtbot: https://github.com/thoughtbot/trail-map/blob/master/trails/ios.md https://github.com/thoughtbot/trail-map/blob/master/trails/i...
• shawnwall 14y ago
  I just wanted to throw this out there: you should first read the objective-c primer. https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#referencelibrary/GettingStarted/Learning_Objective-C_A_Primer/_index.html https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#referencelibrary/Ge... You mentioned the apple docs feel complex to you but I'd honestly recommend truly taking your time and working through them as they really are the best.
• EwanG 14y ago
  Stuff at MakeGamesWithUs (http://makegameswith.us/tutorials/getting-started/2#_=_ http://makegameswith.us/tutorials/getting-started/2#_=_) isn't too bad since it will help you get up to speed, and you can always turn to them to do the marketing if you decide you're more interested in developing than selling.
• ninthfrank07 14y ago
  I personally had tremendous fun following Matthijs Hollemans' tutorials (http://www.raywenderlich.com/store/ios-apprentice http://www.raywenderlich.com/store/ios-apprentice). You can get the first tutorial for free if you sign up for the raywenderlich.com newsletter. It assumes no prior knowledge of iOS or Objective-C and runs you through building a simple game. Then for 54$ you can get the three other tutorials. The second tutorial shows you step by step how to build a checklist app (using Storyboards). The third tutorial is about doing a simpler version of Foursquare (using Core Location, Map Kit, the camera and photo library, Core Data and Core Animation). And in the fourth tutorial you'll learn how to make a clone of the default iTunes app by using the iTunes Store Search API (http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/itunes-store-web-service-search-api.html http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentati...) as well as AFNetworking.
• GuiA 14y ago
  I'm a big fan of books. I found this one very useful to get started: http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-iOS-Development-Exploring-SDK/dp/1430236051/ http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-iOS-Development-Exploring-SD...
• murz 14y ago
  Stanford has a free series of iOS lectures that you can get on iTunesU: http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/ipad-iphone-application-development/id473757255?mt=10 http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/ipad-iphone-application-dev... I highly recommend them.
  • rev087 14y ago
    This is my recommendation as well. From the basics of Objective-C (for people already familliar with object oriented programming) to best practices, design patterns and individual components. No other single resource has given me a stronger grasp of all the important concepts of the platform, and I'm still amazed that it's available for free.
    • tagabek 14y ago
      Starting Tuesday, (when my first Macbook arrives!) I will be going through this course and posting my daily results and thoughts on my blog, which I will also set up on Tuesday. I currently am slightly comfortable with Python, I have gone through some C tutorials, and I will keep going through OOP tutorials until Tuesday. I plan on spending 10+ hours a day on this until I finish the course and feel comfortable enough to create my first app, which will be the next step.
      • c_t_montgomery 14y ago
        Post a link when you get it all set up!
• AlexBlom 14y ago
  I found the SEE (free Stanford) courses to be best: http://see.stanford.edu/see/courses.aspx http://see.stanford.edu/see/courses.aspx
• pkaler 14y ago
  Sounds like you're a new developer. You need to be able to see the big picture and gain a sense of progress. Apple lays out a learning roadmap for you here: http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#referencelibrary/GettingStarted/RoadMapiOS/chapters/Introduction.html http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#referencelibrary/Get... After that, go with the tutorials that everyone else is recommending. http://www.raywenderlich.com/tutorials http://www.raywenderlich.com/tutorials
• kawaguchi 14y ago
  I've been digging the apprentice trailmaps from thoughtbot, they have one for iOS too: https://github.com/thoughtbot/trail-map/blob/master/trails/ios.md https://github.com/thoughtbot/trail-map/blob/master/trails/i...
• arsen4 14y ago
  This isn't out yet, but it looks like it's going to be awesome: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eallam/try-ios-iphone-app-development-course?ref=live http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eallam/try-ios-iphone-ap...
  • kevbam 14y ago
    Signed up as well can't wait!!!
• plasma 14y ago
  Around 9 months ago I wrote about my iOS development at http://cherrypopapp.com/blog#iPhone_Development http://cherrypopapp.com/blog#iPhone_Development Take-away is; I started with the stanford tutorials (great!), but then just decided to dive in and learn along the way.
• DesaiAshu 14y ago
  If you're interested in building games and have done some programming before you should check out MakeGamesWithUs (www.makegameswith.us). The tutorials take you through building a clone of Angry Birds and are tailored to beginners.
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• thatusertwo 14y ago
  If you checkout http://ioscodesamples.com http://ioscodesamples.com they have tons of code samples, although there aren't tutorials there is a lot of working code that does various things, it might help you figure out what you need to do.
• ruggeri 14y ago
  I recommend: * Stanford's videos and homeworks * Ray Wenderlich's site * Big Nerd Ranch's iOS and Obj-C books If you want to learn Cocos2D for game development, also check out Learning Cocos2D. To shamelessly plug, we also run a full-time, in-person iOS course (http://hashmaplabs.com http://hashmaplabs.com).
• schoash 14y ago
  It worked well for me using http://diveintoios.com/ http://diveintoios.com/
• snihalani 14y ago
  Just wanted to share my other findings here: http://thenewboston.org http://thenewboston.org tutsplus.com