The Objective-C Programming Language

I found this excellent Objective-C Beginner's Guide. I found it to be much more helpful than Apple's own "Learning Objective-C: A Primer" (login required) which is both too sparse and too obtuse to be of much use to someone new to the language.

Another reference I keep coming across is Aaron Hillegass's "Cocoa® Programming for Mac OS X". I've read nothing but good about it. I haven't picked it up myself (yet) but fully intend to do so.

If you're coming to Cocoa/Objective-C development from .NET/C# like I am, there are some good references available comparing the two environments. You need to come at it from a different point of view.

My First iPhone App

I want to get started developing software for the iPhone/iPod Touch. I've started by reading up on Apple's developer website for the iPhone - the iPhone DevCenter.

As my grandpa Bynum would say, "If I had seven years to preach I'd spend the first four preparing." I'm taking this mentality and applying it to software development. I'm going to do my homework before starting on any software projects.

I have a couple projects in mind; more on those later. Right now I'm going to focus on learning Objective C, Cocoa, and the Core Application Architecture. I'll be posting what I learn from each of these with the intent of helping others understand iPhone/iPod Touch application development.

Purpose

This blog will serve to document my software projects. I will post my progress, links to tutorials, articles, white papers, tips and tricks, and the occasional picture. Comments are welcome.