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Sams Teach Yourself iPhone Application Development in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition
- By John Ray
- Published Oct 15, 2010 by Sams. Part of the Sams Teach Yourself series.
- Copyright 2011
- Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
- Pages: 704
- Edition: 2nd
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-672-33220-5
- ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33220-3
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Product Author Bios
John Ray is currently serving as a Senior Business Analyst and Development Team Manager for the Ohio State University Research Foundation. He has written numerous books for Macmillan/Sams/Que, including Using TCP/IP: Special Edition, Teach Yourself Dreamweaver MX in 21 Days, Mac OS X Unleashed, and Teach Yourself iPad Development in 24 Hours. As a Macintosh user since 1984, he strives to ensure that each project presents the Macintosh with the equality and depth it deserves. Even technical titles such as Using TCP/IP contain extensive information about the Macintosh and its applications and have garnered numerous positive reviews for their straightforward approach and accessibility to beginner and intermediate users.
You can visit his website at http://teachyourselfiphone.com or follow him on Twitter at #iPhoneIn24.
Sams Teach Yourself iPhone® Application Development
Second Edition
John Ray
Figures and code appear as they do in Xcode
Covers iOS 4.0 and up, and iPhone 4
Additional files and updates available online
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful applications for today’s hottest mobile device: the iPhone! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iPhone development environment to building great user interfaces, sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.
Printed in full color—figures and code appear as they do in Xcode
- Covers iOS 4.0 and up
- Learn the features of Xcode 3.2 and Interface Builder
- Prepare your system and iPhone for efficient development
- Get started quickly with Apple’s Objective-C and Cocoa Touch
- Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development paradigm
- Design highly usable applications with interactive widgets and web-connected interfaces
- Use Table views to navigate structured data
- Build rotatable and resizable user interfaces
- Read and write data and create System Setting plug-ins
- Use the iPhone’s media playback and recording capabilities
- Create map and location-based (GPS) services
- Sense motion and orientation with the iPhone’s accelerometer and the iPhone 4 gyroscope
- Create universal applications that run on the iPhone and iPad
- Write background-aware multitasking applications
- Distribute your applications through the App Store
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I used to be a fan of the Teach Yourself ... in 24 Hours series. Tutorial-like introductions to the covered topics. Lots of typos but just enough info to give you a jump-start and get coding right away. The present volume is anything but that. It's thick, which begs one to wonder how anyone can learn iPhone programming -- a major PITA for any developer -- in 24 hours, however loosely you interpret the 24 hours. Also, the practical part feels flimsy and rushed, probably because the author himself is not a real iOS developer. A book that immediately gets you to write iOS code would have been better.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Amazing Book and Tutorials,
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This is the 4th book that I have read on the subject, and it is by far the most useful, most understandable, and most complete. The author covers everything using clear explanations and examples, and the tutorials and sample programs teach you the principles you need to further your iPhone programming skills. This book finally makes iPhone Programming (and Objective-C) understandable and fun. I wish I would have found this book sooner.
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Buyer beware!, By Martin E. (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself iPhone Application Development in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
This book inspired me to write my first-ever review on Amazon (after being a customer since virtually day one). The reason I was so "inspired" is that this book has some real problems. If you are not a reasonably accomplished programmer in other languages/platforms, stay clear. Typos, omissions and flat-out wrong code abound. I downloaded the errata and that doesn't even cover it all. My book is full of notes. Chapter 16 seems to be particularly bad. For example, they have you enter:newCard.question = thisQuestion; When the correct code is: [newCard setValue:thisQuestion forKey:@"question"]; The other problem I have with it is that the authors (particularly whoever wrote the first 14 to 15 chapters make horrible variable and object naming choices. Sometimes the only difference between the type and the instance is a difference in capitalization: int Int; Not an actual example (don't care to go through the book... Read more |
Online Sample Chapter
Building Background-Aware Applications for iPhone
Table of Contents
Introduction
HOUR 1: Preparing Your System and iPhone for Development
Welcome to the iOS Platform
Becoming an iOS Developer
Creating a Development Provisioning Profile
Developer Technology Overview
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 2: Introduction to Xcode and the iPhone Simulator
Using Xcode
Using the iPhone Simulator
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 3: Discovering Objective-C: The Language of Apple Platforms
Object-Oriented Programming and Objective-C
Exploring the Objective-C File Structure
Objective-C Programming Basics
Memory Management
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 4: Inside Cocoa Touch
What Is Cocoa Touch?
Exploring the iOS Technology Layers
Tracing the iPhone Application Life Cycle
Cocoa Fundamentals
Exploring the iOS Frameworks with Xcode
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 5: Exploring Interface Builder
Understanding Interface Builder
Creating User Interfaces
Customizing Interface Appearance
Connecting to Code
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 6: Model-View-Controller Application Design
Understanding the Model-View-Controller Paradigm
How Xcode and Interface Builder Implement MVC
Using the View-Based Application Template
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 7: Working with Text, Keyboards, and Buttons
Basic User Input and Output
Using Text Fields, Text Views, and Buttons
Setting Up the Project
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 8: Handling Images, Animation, and Sliders
User Input and Output
Creating and Managing Image Animations and Sliders
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 9: Using Advanced Interface Objects and Views
User Input and Output (Continued)
Using Switches, Segmented Controls, and Web Views
Using Scrolling Views
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 10: Getting the User’s Attention
Exploring User Alert Methods
Generating Alerts
Using Action Sheets
Using Alert Sounds and Vibrations
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 11: Making Multivalue Choices with Pickers
Understanding Pickers
Using Date Pickers
Implementing a Custom Picker View
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 12: Implementing Multiple Views with Toolbars and Tab Bars
Exploring Single Versus Multi-View Applications
Creating a Multi-View Toolbar Application
Building a Multi-View Tab Bar Application
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 13: Displaying and Navigating Data Using Table Views
Understanding Table Views and Navigation Controllers
Building a Simple Table View Application
Creating a Navigation-Based Application
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 14: Reading and Writing Application Data
Design Considerations
Reading and Writing User Defaults
Understanding the iPhone File System Sandbox
Implementing File System Storage
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 15: Building Rotatable and Resizable User Interfaces
Rotatable and Resizable Interfaces
Creating Rotatable and Resizable Interfaces with Interface Builder
Reframing Controls on Rotation
Swapping Views on Rotation
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 16: Using Advanced Touches and Gestures
Multitouch Gesture Recognition
Using Gesture Recognizers
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 17: Sensing Orientation and Motion
Understanding iPhone Motion Hardware
Accessing Orientation and Motion Data
Sensing Orientation
Detecting Tilt and Rotation
Further Exploration
Summary
Workshop
HOUR 18: Working with Rich Media
Exploring Rich Media
Preparing the Media Playground Application
Using the Movie Player
Creating and Playing Audio Recordings
Using the Photo Library and Camera
Accessing and Playing the iPod Library
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 19: Interacting with Other Applications
Extending Application Integration
Using Address Book, Email, and Maps… Oh My!
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 20: Implementing Location Services
Understanding Core Location
Creating a Location-Aware Application
Understanding the Magnetic Compass
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 21: Building Background-Aware Applications
Understanding iOS 4 Backgrounding
Disabling Backgrounding
Handling Background Suspension
Implementing Local Notifications
Using Task-Specific Background Processing
Completing a Long-Running Background Task
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 22: Building Universal Applications
Universal Application Development
Understanding the Universal Window-Based Application Template
Other Universal Application Tools
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 23: Application Debugging and Optimization
Debugging in Xcode
Monitoring with Instruments
Profiling with Shark
Further Exploration
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
HOUR 24: Distributing Applications Through the App Store
Preparing an Application for the App Store
Submitting an Application for Approval
Promoting Your Application
Exploring Other Distribution Methods
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
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