wish.m

// I wish something like this (with a better name for the keyword):

@missing UILabel *titleLabel {
	UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] init];
	return label;
};

// Could turns into this:

@interface ViewController ()

@property (nonatomic, readonly) UILabel *titleLabel;

@end

@implementation ViewController

@synthesize titleLabel = _titleLabel;

- (UILabel *)titleLabel {
	if (!_titleLabel) {
		UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] init];
		_titleLabel = label;
	}
	return _titleLabel;
}

@end

What about?

@property (nonatomic, readonly, autoinitialize) UILabel *titleLabel

@kvnsmth, Nice. I'd even shorten to 'autoinit'.

This:

#define CMDLazyLoad(ivar, block) \
@synthesize ivar = _##ivar; \
- (id)ivar {\
    if (!_##ivar) {\
        block();\
    }\
    return _##ivar;\
}

let's you write this:

CMDLazyLoad(settingsButton, ^{
    _settingsButton = [UIButton new];
    [_settingsButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"Settings"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [_settingsButton addTarget:self action:@selector(showSettings) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
});