Suggested resources for learning about blocks

What are some good suggested resources for learning about blocks and GCD in Mac OS X and iOS

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Answers (6)

Abizern

Reputation: 150665

Adding a bit more to my own question.

Blocks and GCD have been around for a couple of years now, so the online docs have been supplemented by other online resources. Even some of the iOS teaching books cover the subject.

However, the new book by Mark Dalrymple Advanced Mac OS X Programming has a couple of deeper chapters on Blocks and GCD that are of interest.

Upvotes: 0

Brad Larson

Reputation: 170317

If you're willing to pay the $300, the WWDC Mac session videos include several sessions on blocks and Grand Central Dispatch. The new APIs made possible by using blocks are also scattered throughout the remaining sessions that describe what's new in Snow Leopard.

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Thomas Zoechling

Reputation: 34253

There is a great introduction at bbum's weblog:
Basic Blocks

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Martin Gordon

Reputation: 36389

I would start with Apple's Blocks Programming Topics document or with Programming with Blocks on Apple Devices. As gs mentioned, also check out Mike Ash's articles (and also subscribe to his RSS feed, as I'm sure more blocks-related posts will come up):

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