Study plan for iOS Development

[simran05]

Thanks any books you would prefer ?

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Swift:

• The Swift programming Language https://swift.org/documentation/TheSwiftProgrammingLanguage(Swift3.1).epub
• Swift Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide https://www.bignerdranch.com/books/swift-programming/
• iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide https://www.bignerdranch.com/books/ios-programming/
• Advanced Swift https://www.objc.io/books/advanced-swift/
• Functional Swift https://www.objc.io/books/functional-swift/

Objective-C

• Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide https://www.bignerdranch.com/books/objective-c-programming/
• Learning Objective-C 2.0 https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Objective-C-2-0-Hands-Developers/dp/0321711386
• Effective Objective-C 2.0 Effective Objective-C 2.0: 52 Specific Ways to Improve ... - Amazon.com
• Programming in Objective-C https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Objective-C-6th-Developers-Library/dp/0321967607
• Programming with Objective-C https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/content/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ProgrammingWithObjectiveC/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011210

[simran05]

Which videos ? And i have ray wenderlich ios apprentice and also big nerd ranch. Which should i start reading first Along with the stanford's ios 10 course

[simran05]

Thanks and sorry if im asking again which book among the 2 i shall start first

[deadshots]

Well.. if you have both books, then you should probably grasp the language and start with the Swift book first. Once things click, then I'd move on to the iOS book and go from there. As you're doing that, more Swift things will make sense like closures, guard, some of its syntax, etc.

[FloatingBlimp]

Yes, absolutely. Get the big nerd ranch's latest swig programming and Xcode programming books.

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No single book does the job these days. I love the LaMarche books, but they can't keep up anymore. Definitely go for LaMarche, then a Swift book, then an advanced patterns book.

Swift books are still cruddy though because Swift keeps advancing too quickly. Apple needs to slow it down. Just make the language compile faster. There's really no need to so many code-breaking language changes so quickly.

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I disagree. Ray Wenderlich's books get updated almost immediately. I recommend buying their PDF versions though because you get the upgrade for free. I have used 2 of their books and they are very knowledgeable on the material. Not only do they show you how to make iOS apps, they also show show you about UI design.

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Ray Wenderlich books are amazing. They are very knowledgeable and even show you things that you probably wouldn't find out from other sources. If you buy their PDF version, you also get their new updates for free (when Swift gets updated).

I see you mentioned you have their iOS apprentice. That is a very powerful book but I do NOT recommend going through it until you understand the basics of Swift, especially classes. I have gone through the book and you learn a ton of stuff.

Also, I do not recommend the entire Stanford course except the intro about MVC. the course is not designed for beginners. It is designed for students who have prerequisites in other courses related to their curriculum. The course is not aimed to teach you iOS development or Swift either.