The first step in learning is to identify the source and for me it is www.lynda,com
As a Carnegie Mellon student I have free access to the huge library at this website. It has a course for beginners in Objective-C and Cocos2D. I will be watching videos here and referencing my book called "Learning Objective-C on the Mac".
I watched the Introduction and chapter 1 - Getting Started.
They introduce you to the history of Objective-C. It is pretty interesting to note that Objective-C is quite old.
It is a super set of C. The author also throws a caution in the wind that if you know C or C++, it still won't be easy.
The logic remains the same for any language but the syntax is an important part that cannot be ignored and quite often gives trouble.
Xcode
The next video told me about Xcode that is the Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
This is the most important aspect as all the code development will take place here. This is the equivalent of Visual Studio.
I was given an overview of the Xcode on how to start a new project and the various dock bars that you could see.
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