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Ask HN: What are the best sources of news for iOS app dev?

56 points by stasy 13y ago

What are your best sources for news of iOS app development or design? Where do you find useful snippets for iOS apps?

fbpcm 13y ago
Hacker News http://hn.algolia.com/legacy#!/story/sort_by_date/prefix/0/ios http://hn.algolia.com/legacy#!/story/sort_by_date/prefix/0/i...
jackflintermann 13y ago
My top 3 are probably: - the iOS dev weekly newsletter (iosdevweek.ly) - NSHipster (nshipster.com) - objc.io (objc.io)
- wattson12 13y ago
  these are great for code, for design inspiration check out - http://pttrns.com http://pttrns.com - http://capptivate.co http://capptivate.co
kennywinker 13y ago
Twitter. My technique was to look up the developers of all my favorite apps on Twitter, follow them... and then whenever they RT someone saying something interesting, follow that person too. In a very short time you'll have a comprehensive feed of interesting developers talking shop.
- hodgesmr 13y ago
  A few accounts to get you started: - @mattt : https://twitter.com/mattt https://twitter.com/mattt - @NSHipster : https://twitter.com/NSHipster https://twitter.com/NSHipster - @justin : https://twitter.com/justin https://twitter.com/justin - @gruber : https://twitter.com/gruber https://twitter.com/gruber - @marcoarment : https://twitter.com/marcoarment https://twitter.com/marcoarment - @dimsumthinking : https://twitter.com/dimsumthinking https://twitter.com/dimsumthinking - @iOSDevWeekly : https://twitter.com/iOSDevWeekly https://twitter.com/iOSDevWeekly - @objcio : https://twitter.com/objcio https://twitter.com/objcio - And then a shameless plug for myself @hodgesmr ;) - https://twitter.com/hodgesmr https://twitter.com/hodgesmr
  - kennywinker 13y ago
    Might as well add a few names: @danielpunkass, @nicklockwood, @vadimshpakovski, @Padraig, @soffes, @corydmc, and all the CocoaPods people: @alloy, @orta, @hanke, @micheletitolo, @kylefuller
    - pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
      No love for the jailbreak devs? http://twitter.com/dirk_gently http://twitter.com/dirk_gently http://twitter.com/i0n1c http://twitter.com/i0n1c http://twitter.com/saurik http://twitter.com/saurik http://twitter.com/ericasadun http://twitter.com/ericasadun http://twitter.com/winocm http://twitter.com/winocm http://twitter.com/planetbeing http://twitter.com/planetbeing
    - hol 13y ago
      +1 for Twitter, and the above names are all great suggestions. I also found this list helpful: https://twitter.com/emityme/ios-inspiration https://twitter.com/emityme/ios-inspiration
  - priyakanth024 13y ago
    Goldmine
dshankar 13y ago
nshipster & objc.io are excellent sources.
- subv3rsion 13y ago
  Plus one for both.
kunle 13y ago
Cocoa Controls: https://www.cocoacontrols.com/ https://www.cocoacontrols.com/
theraven 13y ago
My iOS reading folder is: - https://github.com/trending?l=objective-c https://github.com/trending?l=objective-c - http://nshipster.com/ http://nshipster.com/ - http://www.objc.io/ http://www.objc.io/ - http://cocoaheads.tv/ http://cocoaheads.tv/ - http://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/ http://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/ - http://nsscreencast.com/ http://nsscreencast.com/ - http://www.macrumors.com/ http://www.macrumors.com/ - http://dribbble.com/tags/iphone/ http://dribbble.com/tags/iphone/
rismay 13y ago
Come on guys: NSBlog That Mike Ash is amazing. https://www.mikeash.com/pyblog/ https://www.mikeash.com/pyblog/ Also: Ash Furrow. That guy is serious about helping. http://ashfurrow.com/ http://ashfurrow.com/
- mikeash 13y ago
  Clearly there's something about the name Ash.
- AshFurrow 13y ago
  Wow, thanks for the shout-out! I love Mike Ash's stuff, too.
nimeshneema 13y ago
Not directly related but these blog posts does includes links to some great resources: What's in my iOS Toolbox (in 2 parts): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7148286 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7148286 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7174916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7174916
herbig 13y ago
On that note. What about Android?
- infinii 13y ago
  To avoid clutter, it might be more practical to start your own ASK thread for this.
gbrhaz 13y ago
Along with what everyone else has said, I would also add in iOS Goodies: http://ios-goodies.tumblr.com/ http://ios-goodies.tumblr.com/
jwmoz 13y ago
While we're here, I don't suppose someone who knows the scene could recommend an article or post that demos how to hook up a basic ios7 app to a general API (likely REST)? A goto post would be really useful.
marcanthonyrosa 13y ago
I recently discovered a HN-esque board called MobileNews - It's my go-to source for mobile app news, design resources, ASO content, etc. https://mobilenews.io/ https://mobilenews.io/
AznHisoka 13y ago
BuzzSumo. Search for "app development"
gtirloni 13y ago
I think this thread shows HN is the best source ;)
satjot 13y ago
@tapfame writes a weekly newsletter - check them out.
program247365 13y ago
I always see these kinds of posts, and since I've been doing iOS dev for awhile, I wanted to gather as many iOS dev resources in one place as I could. So I've created this site for that: http://program247365.github.io/iosengineerlist/ http://program247365.github.io/iosengineerlist/ Many more resources to come. Lot of great stuff out there for iOS devs. I welcome contributions (project is a jekyll site on github).

56 points by stasy 13y ago

What are your best sources for news of iOS app development or design? Where do you find useful snippets for iOS apps?

fbpcm 13y ago

Hacker News http://hn.algolia.com/legacy#!/story/sort_by_date/prefix/0/ios http://hn.algolia.com/legacy#!/story/sort_by_date/prefix/0/i...

jackflintermann 13y ago

My top 3 are probably: - the iOS dev weekly newsletter (iosdevweek.ly) - NSHipster (nshipster.com) - objc.io (objc.io)

wattson12 13y ago
these are great for code, for design inspiration check out - http://pttrns.com http://pttrns.com - http://capptivate.co http://capptivate.co

kennywinker 13y ago

Twitter. My technique was to look up the developers of all my favorite apps on Twitter, follow them... and then whenever they RT someone saying something interesting, follow that person too. In a very short time you'll have a comprehensive feed of interesting developers talking shop.

hodgesmr 13y ago
A few accounts to get you started: - @mattt : https://twitter.com/mattt https://twitter.com/mattt - @NSHipster : https://twitter.com/NSHipster https://twitter.com/NSHipster - @justin : https://twitter.com/justin https://twitter.com/justin - @gruber : https://twitter.com/gruber https://twitter.com/gruber - @marcoarment : https://twitter.com/marcoarment https://twitter.com/marcoarment - @dimsumthinking : https://twitter.com/dimsumthinking https://twitter.com/dimsumthinking - @iOSDevWeekly : https://twitter.com/iOSDevWeekly https://twitter.com/iOSDevWeekly - @objcio : https://twitter.com/objcio https://twitter.com/objcio - And then a shameless plug for myself @hodgesmr ;) - https://twitter.com/hodgesmr https://twitter.com/hodgesmr
- kennywinker 13y ago
  Might as well add a few names: @danielpunkass, @nicklockwood, @vadimshpakovski, @Padraig, @soffes, @corydmc, and all the CocoaPods people: @alloy, @orta, @hanke, @micheletitolo, @kylefuller
  - pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
    No love for the jailbreak devs? http://twitter.com/dirk_gently http://twitter.com/dirk_gently http://twitter.com/i0n1c http://twitter.com/i0n1c http://twitter.com/saurik http://twitter.com/saurik http://twitter.com/ericasadun http://twitter.com/ericasadun http://twitter.com/winocm http://twitter.com/winocm http://twitter.com/planetbeing http://twitter.com/planetbeing
  - hol 13y ago
    +1 for Twitter, and the above names are all great suggestions. I also found this list helpful: https://twitter.com/emityme/ios-inspiration https://twitter.com/emityme/ios-inspiration
- priyakanth024 13y ago
  Goldmine

dshankar 13y ago

nshipster & objc.io are excellent sources.

subv3rsion 13y ago
Plus one for both.

kunle 13y ago

Cocoa Controls: https://www.cocoacontrols.com/ https://www.cocoacontrols.com/

theraven 13y ago

My iOS reading folder is: - https://github.com/trending?l=objective-c https://github.com/trending?l=objective-c - http://nshipster.com/ http://nshipster.com/ - http://www.objc.io/ http://www.objc.io/ - http://cocoaheads.tv/ http://cocoaheads.tv/ - http://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/ http://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/ - http://nsscreencast.com/ http://nsscreencast.com/ - http://www.macrumors.com/ http://www.macrumors.com/ - http://dribbble.com/tags/iphone/ http://dribbble.com/tags/iphone/

rismay 13y ago

Come on guys: NSBlog That Mike Ash is amazing. https://www.mikeash.com/pyblog/ https://www.mikeash.com/pyblog/ Also: Ash Furrow. That guy is serious about helping. http://ashfurrow.com/ http://ashfurrow.com/

mikeash 13y ago
Clearly there's something about the name Ash.
AshFurrow 13y ago
Wow, thanks for the shout-out! I love Mike Ash's stuff, too.

nimeshneema 13y ago

Not directly related but these blog posts does includes links to some great resources: What's in my iOS Toolbox (in 2 parts): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7148286 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7148286 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7174916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7174916

herbig 13y ago

On that note. What about Android?

infinii 13y ago
To avoid clutter, it might be more practical to start your own ASK thread for this.

gbrhaz 13y ago

Along with what everyone else has said, I would also add in iOS Goodies: http://ios-goodies.tumblr.com/ http://ios-goodies.tumblr.com/

jwmoz 13y ago

While we're here, I don't suppose someone who knows the scene could recommend an article or post that demos how to hook up a basic ios7 app to a general API (likely REST)? A goto post would be really useful.

marcanthonyrosa 13y ago

I recently discovered a HN-esque board called MobileNews - It's my go-to source for mobile app news, design resources, ASO content, etc. https://mobilenews.io/ https://mobilenews.io/

AznHisoka 13y ago

BuzzSumo. Search for "app development"

gtirloni 13y ago

I think this thread shows HN is the best source ;)

satjot 13y ago

@tapfame writes a weekly newsletter - check them out.

program247365 13y ago

I always see these kinds of posts, and since I've been doing iOS dev for awhile, I wanted to gather as many iOS dev resources in one place as I could. So I've created this site for that: http://program247365.github.io/iosengineerlist/ http://program247365.github.io/iosengineerlist/ Many more resources to come. Lot of great stuff out there for iOS devs. I welcome contributions (project is a jekyll site on github).