Hillegass A. Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

2nd Edition. — Big Nerd Ranch, 2013. — 371 p. — ISBN10: 032194206X, ISBN13: 978-0321942067.Want to write iOS apps or desktop Mac applications? This introduction to programming and the Objective-C language is your first step on the journey from someone who uses apps to someone who writes them.Based on Big Nerd Ranch's popular Objective-C Bootcamp, Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide covers C, Objective-C, and the common programming idioms that enable developers to make the most of Apple technologies. Compatible with Xcode 5, iOS 7, and OS X Mavericks (10.9), this guide features short chapters and an engaging style to keep you motivated and moving forward. At the same time, it encourages you to think critically as a programmer.Here are some of the topics covered:
Using Xcode, Apple’s documentation, and other tools;
Programming basics: variables, loops, functions, etc.;
Objects, classes, methods, and messages;
Pointers, addresses, and memory management with ARC;
Properties and Key-Value Coding (KVC);
Class extensions;
Categories;
Classes from the Foundation framework;
Blocks;
Delegation, target-action, and notification design patterns;
Key-Value Observing (KVO);
Runtime basics.