NSHipster - Obscure Topics in Cocoa & Objective-C

by Mattt Thompson

To be an NSHipster is to care deeply about the craft of writing code. In cultivating a deep understanding and appreciation of Objective-C, its frameworks and ecosystem, one is able to create apps that delight and inspire users.

Combining articles from NSHipster.com with new essays, this book is the essential guide for modern iOS and Mac OS X developers.

Genres: Programming

298 pages, ebook

First published November 8, 2013

Reviews

[Gio Lodi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great content, worth definitely buying as an acknowledge of the great work done by the Mattt Thompson in the blog and in the open source world. It's also handy if you want some of that as a physical reference quickly at hand.

I found it not much more than a curated and logically organized collection of tweaked posts from the blog, though, so I wouldn't give it more than 3 stars.

[pluton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is basically a collection of articles from the nshipster.com website. If you've read it over time, the book may not be as interesting. Also, there are too few examples of the stuff explained in each chapter.
I recommend reading it to anyone doing iOS programming as it will make you think about the great number of features available in Objective-C and Cocoa.

[John Hobbs · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is okay. I like the writing style, and he covers important topics, but glosses over a lot of details.

There's also some serious editing failures, which are disappointing.

A good book for learning the basics of some dark corners of obj-c.

[Sam Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just a clone of the blog, large font and spelling mistakes included. Having said that, the blog is otherwise excellent and covers the less well-known API's in a friendly manner. Worth getting even just as a reference.

[David Liu · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must have reference book for iOS developers as well as philosophers!

As a long term NSHipster follower, I've enjoyed the way Matt explains some obscure ideas in objc and cocoa. This book makes reference and note taking much easier.

[Mihai Panţiru · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for every Objective-C developer.

[Zheying Wang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

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[Zaki Shaheen · Rating 5 out of 5]

For the nerdy, inquisitive iOS engineers - a deep dive in obscure API.