Former Apple and NeXT Engineer Specializing in UIKit and SwiftUI

Scott R.

I hold both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Computer Science from University of Washington and UC Berkeley. I have taught many thousands of students at all levels while working for Sun, NeXT, and Apple over the span of three decades. I am currently a senior instructor at Big Nerd Ranch; a position I’ve really enjoyed for the past 15 years. 


I specialize in development for Apple’s mobile devices in both Swift and Objective-C. So that means iOS; both with UIKit, and now SwiftUI. This grew out of years of work in AppKit in Objective-C, so I can also assist you with Cocoa and MacOS programming for new or legacy code.



I enjoy working with advanced problems but I particularly enjoy helping new programmers, or programmers with experience in other languages and environments, to make the move into the arena of Apple development. 

So, even if most of the above sounds like “jargon monoxide”, not to worry. If you have a Mac and it’s your goal to “create an app” but you don’t even know where to begin, this is a great place.



Many students have thanked me for my enthusiasm and patience in addition to my depth of knowledge. Every class and student is different, so I always strive to “keep it real”. Our time together will be tailored to you.


Let me know what you think would be most helpful, and if there’s a match, let’s schedule some time. At the very least, you can get some first-hand stories about working for Steve Jobs and the history of Apple and NeXT from my perspective!