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iPhone Application Development For Dummies

Ondrej Rafaj on 2009.08.04 16:07:04

Here's the fun and easy way to learn how to create your own iPhone applications. When I saw this book for the first time I thought that I am experienced enough to not to buy any book from the Dummies edition. Now I know that it was the best buy ever because I was struggling with understanding how everything in iPhones and Objective-C works and now I am on the page 155 and I have pretty good idea and my first app works as expected :-)

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.

From the Back Cover

Create cool apps for your iPhone and distribute your creations to others

Even if you?re not an experienced programmer, you?ll be delighted to see how easy it is to build applications for the iPhone. All you need is an idea and a little bit of programming knowledge — and this book, of course. Here, step by step, is how to develop apps using Objective–C. Let?s begin!

What is this thing? — get the full view of what the iPhone was designed to do, what users want it to do, and what you have to work with

  • Get your credentials — sign up to be a registered iPhone developer and explore the SDK
  • Load your toolbox — use the Xcode IDE: Interface Builder, iPhone Simulator, code editor, and debugger
  • Make it happen — set up your first project, set up the user interface, and implement view controls
  • Fine–tune your application — with content views and custom navigation buttons
  • Give it life — take your creation out of the simulator and follow all the proper steps to install and run it on your iPhone
  • Go big–time — compile your app for distribution and learn how to distribute it through the App Store

Open the book and find:

  • How iPhone applications actually work
  • What makes a great iPhone app
  • How to use design patterns
  • All about nib files
  • What goes into a good interface for a small device
  • How to easily access iPhone documentation
  • Tips for managing memory
  • How to provide maximum functionality
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Ondrej Rafaj

Ondrej Rafaj

Technical director @ Fuerte International

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