A guide for making iPhone and iPad apps with aplomb.

Install the latest version of Xcode from the App Store.

Get Liftoff.

brew tap thoughtbot/formulae
brew install liftoff

Get CocoaPods

[sudo] gem install cocoapods

Create the app.

liftoff

• Be sure to set an appropriate 2 or 3 letter class prefix.

Get the code.

git clone [email protected]:organization/app.git

Install the app's dependencies.

cd project
pod install

Follow the normal Git protocol.

Follow the normal Product Review protocol.

Follow the normal Code Review guidelines. When reviewing others' iOS work, look in particular for:

• Review that ViewControllers are adhering to SRP
• Watch for CoreData thread boundary violations
• Watch for potential retain cycles with blocks
• Ensure that methods that require parameters are using NSParameterAssert()