dealloc Don't Use Accessor Methods in Init and Dealloc

http://fann.im/blog/2012/08/14/dont-use-accessor-methods-in-init-and-dealloc/

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8056188/should-i-refer-to-self-property-in-the-init-method-with-arc/8056260#8056260

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5932677/initializing-a-property-dot-notation/5932733#5932733

Use direct access in partially constructed states, regardless of ARC:

- (id)initWithReminder:(Reminder*)reminder_ {
    self = [super init];
    if (self) {
        reminder = reminder_;
        // OR
        reminder = [reminder_ retain];
    }
    return self;
}

This is because self.whatever will trigger other side effects, such as Key-Value Coding notifications or maybe others (if your class or a subclass overrides setWhatever:), and that could expose other code to your partially-initialized object.

Some more detail as to why you should use direct access in partially constructed states (ARC || MRC) can be found here.