iPhone Application Development For Dummies |  | Author: Neal Goldstein
Publisher: For Dummies
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Making Everything Easier! With iPhone? Application Development for Dummies, Second Edition, you'll learn to: - Design small- or large-scale iPhone applications for profit or fun
- Create new iPhone apps using Xcode?
- Get your applications into the App Store
- Work with frameworks
Got a good idea? Turn it into an app, have some fun, and pick up some cash! Make the most of the new 3.1 OS and Apple's Xcode 3.2! Neal Goldstein shows you how, and even illustrates the process with one of his own apps that's currently being sold. Even if you're not a programming pro, you can turn your bright idea into an app you can market, and Neal even shows you how to get it into the App Store! - Mobile is different ? learn what makes a great app for mobile devices and how an iPhone app is structured
- What you need ? download the free Software Development Kit, start using Xcode, and become an "official" iPhone developer
- The nitty-gritty ? get the hang of frameworks and iPhone architecture
- Get busy with apps ? discover how to make Xcode work for you to support app development
- Off to the store ? get valuable advice on getting your apps into the App Store
- Want to go further? ? explore what goes into industrial-strength apps
Open the book and find: - What it takes to become a registered Apple developer
- How to debug your app
- What's new in iPhone 3.1 and Xcode 3.2
- What goes into a good interface for a small device
- How applications work in the iPhone environment
- Why you must think like a user
- What the App Store expects of you
- What makes a great iPhone app
Visit the companion Web site at www.dummies.com/go/iphoneappdevfd2e for source code and additional information on iPhone app development.
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 Books, Books, Everywhere and not one worth a thin dime. June 1, 2009
Wayne Leinen (Nazareth PA)
92 out of 99 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)
26 out of 30 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
14 out of 15 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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