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.

Mattt Thompson is the creator & maintainer of AFNetworking and other popular open-source projects, including Postgres.app, Induction, Helios, and Nomad. Previously, Mattt has worked as Mobile Lead at Heroku, an iPhone & iPad Developer at Gowalla, and a Rails and Front-End Engineer at Cerego. His work has taken him across the United States and around the world, to speak at conferences and meetups about topics in Objective-C, Ruby, Javascript, web development, design, linguistics, and philosophy. Mattt holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosphy and Linguistics from Carnegie Mellon University.