书籍介绍
这本书最被人记住的，不是它覆盖了多少API，而是它执着地教人
作者简介
Joe Conway是Big Nerd Ranch的资深教师，自iOS平台发布以来一直从事相关的咨询服务。Joe毕业于美国威斯康辛大学，在Mac OS X早期即开始编写Objective-C和Cocoa代码。他编写了Big Nerd Ranch的“iOS新手培训课程”教材。该教材广受好评，是本书的原型。
Aaron Hillegass曾就职于NeXT公司和苹果公司，目前在Big Nerd Ranch教授iOS编程课程。Aaron在NeXT时编写了第一本OpenStep教材（OpenStep是Cocoa的前身）。本书以Big Nerd Ranch的教学课程为基础，涵盖了近20年OpenStep和Cocoa的开发成果。
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核心看点
- 本书系统讲解iOS开发全流程，涵盖Objective-C语言基础、内存管理机制及Cocoa设计模式。作者强调以正确方法解决问题，深入剖析命名约定、初始化链、数据保存策略等易错点，帮助读者建立规范的编程习惯，避免自行摸索散乱文档带来的低效与错误。
- 内容基于Xcode 4及早期iOS SDK编写，虽版本较旧，但核心编程思想、对象生命周期管理、视图层级结构等底层原理依然有效。书中详细解释为何要这样做，而非仅展示代码，有助于读者理解iOS系统底层逻辑，为后续学习新版API奠定坚实基础。
- 提供从零基础到应用构建的完整指导，包括Xcode项目创建、界面设计、模型-视图-控制器架构实现等。书中包含大量实战案例，如命令行工具编写、子类化操作、异常处理等，旨在培养读者独立解决开发问题的能力，而非简单复制代码。
读者共识
- 读者普遍认为本书翻译质量较高，术语准确且附带英文原文，阅读体验流畅。尽管技术内容已过时，但其对编程规范、设计模式及底层原理的讲解依然具有极高价值，被评价为‘教会思考而非照猫画虎’的优质入门教材。
- 多数读者指出本书不适合直接用于现代iOS开发，因其使用的Xcode版本和API已严重滞后。然而，其核心思想、架构理念及错误排查方法依然适用，可作为理解iOS系统底层逻辑的辅助读物，不建议作为唯一学习资源。
- 部分读者反映书中内容跳跃性强，缺乏连贯性，且对某些关键细节（如框架链接、连接设置）描述不清，易导致程序错误。建议读者结合其他现代教程及官方文档共同学习，以避免因版本差异和描述缺失带来的困惑。
精彩摘录
- "在便捷方法中，应该使用 self，而不是直接使用类名，这样子类也能使用同一个方法。"
- "All Objective-C objects are stored in a part of memory called the heap. When we send an alloc message to a class, a chunk of memory is allocated from the heap. This chunk includes space for the object’s instance variables. Pointer variables convery ownership of the objects that they point to. 1. Whe"
- "How objects lose owners 1. A variable that points to the object is changed to point to another object. 2. A variable that points to the object is set to nil. 3. A variable that points to the object is itself destroyed. A pointer variable stores the address of an object, that object has an owner and "
- "Build and run the application again. This time, the objects are destroyed properly. Every retain cycle can be broken down into a parent-child relationship. A parent typically keeps a strong reference to its child, so if a child needs a pointer to its parent, that pointer must be a weak reference to "
- "A property is declared in the interface of a class where methods are declared. A property declaration has the following form: @property NSString *itemName; When you declare a property, you are implicitly declaring a setter and a getter for the instance variable of the same name. So the above line of"
- "Delegation is an object-oriented approach to callbacks. A callback is a function that is supplied in advance of an event and is called every time that event occurs. Some objects need to make a callback for more than one event. For instance, the location manager wants to "callback" when it finds a ne"
- "A view is an instance of UIView or one of its subclasses. A view knows how to draw itself on the application’s window, an instance of UIWindow. A view exists within a hierarchy of views. The root of this hierarchy is the application’s window. A view handles events, like touches. Core Graphics CGCont"
- "Instances of UIResponder can become the first responder of the window and will receive nevents when the device is shaken or a key is pressed on the keyboard."
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用户评论
英文原版的比较好，而且更新
虽然已经买的最新的还是和新版本的iOS有差别，，对照着第三版的原版书一起看了~
了解下~
和新的xcode相差较大，学起来非常吃力，各种不和谐啊。
没完全看完……不过真的比Object-c编程那本好多了……
当年的iOS编程入门书籍。Big Nerd Ranch出的教程对小白还是很友好的，非常适合入门。
好好学习，天天向上
还行吧
适合初学者，讲解很详细，排版也很好看。看完就可以将基本的ios编程内容掌握了，但是深度不够。
一个月，基本看完。很好。
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