不要使用未知字符串作为格式字符串

当方法或函数接受格式字符串参数时，应确保能够控制格式字符串的内容。

例如，当记录字符串时，很容易将字符串变量作为唯一参数传递给NSLog:

    NSString *aString = // get a string from somewhere;
    NSLog(aString);

这样做的问题是，字符串可能包含被解释为格式字符串的字符。这可能导致错误的输出、崩溃和安全问题。相反，你应该将字符串变量替换为一个格式字符串:

    NSLog(@"%@", aString);

编写单元测试。您可以在Cocoa中测试许多在其他框架中可能比较困难的事情。例如，对于UI代码，您通常可以验证事物是否按照应有的方式连接，并相信它们在使用时能够正常工作。你可以很容易地设置状态和调用委托方法来测试它们。

在编写内部测试时，也不会有公共、受保护和私有方法可见性。

不要忘记NSWindowController和NSViewController会释放它们所控制的NIB文件的顶级对象。

如果手动加载NIB文件，则在使用完该NIB的顶级对象后，需要负责释放它们。

我知道我在第一次接触Cocoa编程时忽略了这一点。

确保您了解有关NIB文件的内存管理职责。您负责释放所加载的任何NIB文件中的顶级对象。阅读苹果关于这个主题的文档。

不要使用未知字符串作为格式字符串

当方法或函数接受格式字符串参数时，应确保能够控制格式字符串的内容。

例如，当记录字符串时，很容易将字符串变量作为唯一参数传递给NSLog:

    NSString *aString = // get a string from somewhere;
    NSLog(aString);

这样做的问题是，字符串可能包含被解释为格式字符串的字符。这可能导致错误的输出、崩溃和安全问题。相反，你应该将字符串变量替换为一个格式字符串:

    NSLog(@"%@", aString);

功能性更强。

Objective-C是面向对象的语言，但是Cocoa框架是函数式风格的，并且在很多情况下是函数式设计的。

There is separation of mutability. Use immutable classes as primary, and mutable object as secondary. For instance, use NSArray primarily, and use NSMutableArray only when you need. There is pure functions. Not so many, buy many of framework APIs are designed like pure function. Look at functions such as CGRectMake() or CGAffineTransformMake(). Obviously pointer form looks more efficient. However indirect argument with pointers can't offer side-effect-free. Design structures purely as much as possible. Separate even state objects. Use -copy instead of -retain when passing a value to other object. Because shared state can influence mutation to value in other object silently. So can't be side-effect-free. If you have a value from external from object, copy it. So it's also important designing shared state as minimal as possible.

但是也不要害怕使用不纯函数。

There is lazy evaluation. See something like -[UIViewController view] property. The view won't be created when the object is created. It'll be created when caller reading view property at first time. UIImage will not be loaded until it actually being drawn. There are many implementation like this design. This kind of designs are very helpful for resource management, but if you don't know the concept of lazy evaluation, it's not easy to understand behavior of them. There is closure. Use C-blocks as much as possible. This will simplify your life greatly. But read once more about block-memory-management before using it. There is semi-auto GC. NSAutoreleasePool. Use -autorelease primary. Use manual -retain/-release secondary when you really need. (ex: memory optimization, explicit resource deletion)