At the Ranch

This week I've been at the Big Nerd Ranch taking the Advanced iOS class with Jonathan Blocksom. I've wanted to take a BNR class since I first bought Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X by the Big Nerd himself, Aaron Hillegass. The BNR books take a very hands-on approach that I have found to be very effective. I was pleased to find out their courses use the same approach (even more so) and have a consistent feel to their books. For those that don't know, the Big Nerd Ranch offers a fully immersive learning environment. Students and instructors stay on the ranch, which gives you impromptu opportunities to ask questions and really pick someone's brain. It's been a blast! I have learned a ton and met some really great guys.