Mac and iOS developers have at their disposal a wealth of blog sites written by expert and successful Apple developers. Of course, there are also several blogs written by less well-known developers that still have useful information, but they tend to be updated less often. We're going to discuss the blogs that we visit the most for up to date information. In our humble opinion, these blogs provide gems that every Mac and iOS developer should know.
NSBlog- Written by Mike Ash. This blog concentrates on expert techniques for Mac and iOS development. If you truly want to know how to proceed from a noobie to an expert programmer, this is the site to visit. Mike has a book for sale on iTunes that is a collection of all of his blog posts until late last year. We strongly recommend that you buy it.
Cocoa is My Girlfriend- Written by Marcus Zarra, an expert on Core Data.
Cocoa With Love- Written by Matt Gallagher. This blog covers a variety of topics in depth, including some vital tips, and includes sample projects so you can peruse the source code.
Cocoa Samurai- Written by Colin Wheeler. Like NSBlog, this covers mostly expert knowledge.
PrEV- Written by Bill Dudney. This blog covers a variety of topics too, but Bill is a Core Animation guru.
Call Me Fishmeal- Written by Wil Shipley. This is the site of the famous Pimp My Code article series, which contains valuable tips on how to pinpoint flaws in your code and correct them.
As a budding indie development company, we are grateful for the time and effort that these blog authors have expended to unselfishly share their knowledge with the Mac and iOS communities.