iPhone Application Development For Dummies(r) |  | Author: Neal Goldstein
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  39 reviews
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 408
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.1
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Product Description
Here's the fun and easy way to learn how to create your own iPhone applications
Whether you're a professional developer or an iPhone user with a knack for technology, this plain English guide shows you how easy it can be to create your own cool iPhone and iPod touch apps. The open iPhone SDK offers a world of opportunities, and with the information in iPhone Application Development For Dummies, you can get in on the fun and profit. You don't need high-level programming skills to create iPhone apps. iPhone Application Development For Dummies walks you through the fundamentals for building a variety of applications using Objective-C and covers the critical steps for creating applications that get accepted into the AppStore. - Apple's open SDK for the iPhone allows any developer to create iPhone applications
- This guide helps you develop new applications for use on your own iPhone or for release to other iPhone and iPod Touch users
- Covers small and large-scale application development
- Shows how to develop usingObjective-C
- Enables both novice and experienced programmers to leverage the marketing power of the open iPhone SDK
The iPhone is the hottest smart phone around, and with iPhone Application Development For Dummies, you can create cool new apps to make it even more exciting.
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 Books, Books, Everywhere and not one worth a thin dime. June 1, 2009
Wayne Leinen (Nazareth PA)
127 out of 134 found this review helpful
Except for Mr. Goldsteins...iPhone Application Development For Dummies
I have been writing software packages for the PC market since 1979 and I teach programming at the college level. Being a PC (Microsoft) person the iMac and iPhone are new to me. However, I fell in love with the iPhone and decided to purchase everything I could on the subject of writing Apps for it. First I had to get a handle on the iMac so I went out a bought one - a very slick machine.
Then came the shock - I don't know the first thing about the iMac, iPhone, cocoa, xcode or Objective-C. The selection of books came next. O my God, I guess there's no such thing as a straight "How to do it" book anymore. After spending over $ 750 on books for both platforms, I didn't get any closer to my goal. All the available books were written for experienced Apple programmers - they also started teaching development in the wrong direction - write code, write code, write code then work on the interface.
Anyone who developed Apps with Microsoft's ".Net" platforms learned to build the interface first - then code the events. This is how "iPhone Application Development for Dummies" leads you through the process of developing Apps. Every step is explained in simple terms and reinforced by example. If you want to get a handle on writing Apps for the iPhone this "For Dummies" book is the only one you need to purchase. Everything else is on Apple's iPhone developers Web site.
Outstanding resource for learning how to program on the iPhone May 12, 2009
Eli (Washington, DC)
30 out of 34 found this review helpful
I got this book this past Friday (May 8, 2009) and so far I have already devoured 5 chapters! I have tried reading, studying and learning how to program on the iPhone from other sources but found them to be over the top or just too complicated. Also the amount of material already on the subject can be overwhelming. iPhone Application Development has made learning the ins and out of the iPhone Framework, environment, programming concepts, design, etc easy and accessible to grasp and learn. The author does an exceptional job in explaining difficult concepts easy to follow and understand. He will walk you through this process from the beginning!
I highly recommend this book to anyone considering learning how to program on this amazing device called the iPhone! Before you read any other book on the subject save yourself a lot of frustration by reading this book first. You'll be glad you did! Can't wait to continue learning from this book and looking forward to building my first iPhone app and contributing to the richness and the wealth already available and accessible for the iPhone.
great introduction to iphone programming May 31, 2009
Eric J. Nickelson
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I am about half way through this book - it really is well done. It goes into control flow in depth which is an important subject - control flow is somewhat unique on the iphone. You may want to have some knowledge of objective-c to fully understand all the information presented, however its not critical. There are some typos as another reviewer pointed out, fortunately most of them ( if not all ) are easy to catch and correct by the reader.
Great book for the price - get it!
An excellent starting point! May 18, 2009
Thomas J. Jennings (St. Joseph, MI)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is a excellent primer to understanding iphone app development. I tried other "beginner" books (before this was released) and was dismayed at their complexity. This book starts at the beginning and gives you a sound foundation. I am a fair PHP, javascript programmer. This is my first foray into Mac/iphone apps. One thing I really like about the book is that the Mr. Goldstein builds code using the interface builder. Using the interface builder makes complex coding much easier.
I heard he is writing other books on objective-C and a more detailed iphone book apps ... I can't wait!
A pleasant surprise June 10, 2009
Igor Delovski
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Maybe because I wasn't expecting too much from this book I was pleasantly surprised when it came.
If you're new to Xcode & Objective-C, if you have no experience with Cocoa and have used the Mac for the first time just a few weeks ago, this might be the right book for you.
The book will get you started with Xcode, Interface Builder, Debugger and Instruments. It will guide you through the registration and AppStore application. It will even show you how to build a few simple, but complete applications.
Buy this one first, then buy all the other iPhone development books.
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