Sams Teach Yourself iPhone Application Development in 24 Hours |  | Authors: John Ray, Sean Johnson
Publisher: Sams
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  17 reviews
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Pages: 696
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.1
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Product Description
A clear, easy-to-understand tutorial for developers who want to write software for today's hottest market: iPhone, iTouch, and App Store! The start-to-finish, hands-on introduction to iPhone programming for every developer, regardless of experience Introduces the iPhone development environment and teaches every essential Objective-C concept with fully-documented, carefully-explained code A complete tutorial package: step-by-step instructions, examples, Q and As, quizzes, exercises, tips, shortcuts, and more iPhone is the world's hottest application market: more than 500,000 developers have downloaded Apple's iPhone software development kit in just one year. Now there's a friendly, accessible guide to iPhone development for every programmer, regardless of experience. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe iPhone Application Development in 24 Hours will help beginning iPhone and mobile developers gain true mastery, so you can construct virtually any iPhone application. Each lesson builds on everything that's come before, helping you learn all they need to know without ever becoming overwhelmed. Coverage includes: preparing for iPhone development; navigating the development environment; mastering Objective-C and the MVC paradigm; using widgets and webviews; implementing multiple views; reading and writing data; building user interfaces; generating graphics; playing media; using maps; networking; using the touch interface; sensing motion; pushing application updates; debugging; optimization; distributing software via the App Store; and more. By the time you are finished you'll be comfortable enough to write real-world apps that sell.
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 Slam-dunk best way to start iPhone Dev December 2, 2009
MC Finley
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you're a developer who has never worked on Apple platforms before, this book is GREAT. The iPhone training materials from Apple are thorough but they are frustrating to anyone coming into it cold and wanting to know how to start. This book plugs all of the holes and gets you going fast. It does not give you every little detail but the point is that you can build simple but interesting aps, understanding what you are doing at each step of the way, and come out of it knowing how to continue by yourself. I looked at a lot of other books and they were either too simplistic, only oriented at games, too advanced, etc.
Couple of challenges... the index is mediocre and there was one missing step in the early stages (you have to go into xCode->Windows->Organizer and actually enable your iPhone for development or it won't load your debug aps).
Excellent book for beginners and reference for intermediate level programmers May 14, 2010
Darko (Croatia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. I am new to iPhone application development and found it very useful. You should read it beside your Mac and do all the lessons by yourself. After a few chapters, as you learn how to control the interface, you'll start feeling like you have learned a lot. Learning by example is the most effective type of learning. I recommend the book to beginners, who have never made a program for iPhone, but also to intermediate users, who should keep the book for reference. If you do not comprehend chapter 3 (Discovering Objective-C) right away, keep on reading and programming, and then get back later as you gain more experience.
Busy Programmers: If you have to purchase one book - this should be it May 19, 2010
Irtaza Barlas (ATLANTA, GA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased and went through three other books on the topic and eventually I learned the most from this book. The topics are arranged very well - with a generous description of programming style of Objective C, and programming patterns. If you are new to Objective C, this would be a good starting point. It explains well the topics with step-by-step directions. Also, as advertised, the programming load is more or less 60 minutes per chapter.
Great book! July 1, 2010
William Everhart (Abingdon, MD United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've read a lot of iPhone Programming books and I liked this one the best. They do a great job teaching in one hour chucks. Also, the book has different projects for each chapter, unlike other books that focus on one sample project all the way through the book. The problem with those books is if you don't care for the project, the whole book is going to bore you to death.
This book does not bore you at all. The sample code works when compiled and the challenges at the end of each chapter are a great tool.
If you want to start iPhone programming, buy an intel mac and this book and you are well on your way!
Lives Up To Its Title November 4, 2009
Christopher S. Cairns (Philadelphia)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
A "Teach Yourself" book should do just that. And this one doesn't disappoint. The writing is clear and concise, and the code examples are nicely presented in color. The author explains the how-to aspects of iPhone app development in easy-to-comprehend terms, which is pretty useful if you're trying to teach yourself!
If you're looking to get on the iPhone app bandwagon, then don't forget to pack this book.
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