Picked up a Few Books from Pragmatic Programmers
Today I got an email from the Pragmatic Programmers about two books: Core Data and Core Animation, and after thinking about it for a few minutes and looking at excerpts from the books, I decided to get them both. The Core Data is a "beta book" meaning it's not really done, but it will be, and the Core Animation book is finalized and in print.
I really like the books these guys put together - very easy to read as PDFs with Preview on my Mac, and with updates I don't have to worry about errata. Also, there's no way I can carry around the tonnage of books that I have for reference, etc. It's just not possible. But I can carry all that and more on my laptop.
While I haven't started reading these books, the one I read on Git is excellent, and I highly recommend it. I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do with Core Data or Animation, but I know that the few things I have been thinking about require both: simulations and market tools. So... we'll see how these pan out, but I'm betting on "great".