Learn iPhone and iPad Programming via Tutorials! If you're new to iOS and Objective-C, or to programming in general, learning how to write an app can seem incredibly overwhelming. That's why you need a book that: Shows you how to write an app step-by-step Has tons of illustrations and screenshots to make everything clear Is written in a fun and easygoing manner! In this book, you will learn how to make your own iPhone and iPad apps, through a series of four epic-length hands-on tutorials. Everybody likes games, so you'll start with building a simple but fun iPhone game named Bull's Eye. It will teach you the basics of iPhone programming, and the other tutorials will build on what you learn there. Each tutorial in this book describes a new app in full detail, and together they cover everything you need to know to make your own apps. By the end of the series you'll be experienced enough to turn your ideas into real apps that you can sell on the App Store! Tutorial 1: Bull's Eye. In the first tutorial in the series, you'll start off by building a complete game from scratch called "Bull's Eye." In the process, you'll learn how to use Xcode, Interface Builder, and Objective-C in an easygoing manner. Tutorial 2: Checklists. In the second tutorial in the series, you'll create your own to-do list app. In the process, you'll learn about the fundamental design patterns that all iOS apps use and about table views, navigation controllers and delegates. Now you're making apps for real! Tutorial 3: MyLocations. In the third tutorial in the series, you'll develop a location-aware app that lets you keep a list of spots that you find interesting. In the process, you'll learn about Core Location, Core Data, Map Kit, and much more! Tutorial 4: StoreSearch. Mobile apps often need to talk to web services and that's what we'll do in this final tutorial of the series. We'll make a stylish app that lets you search for products on the iTunes store using HTTP requests and JSON. It is my sincere belief that this series can turn you from a complete newbie into an accomplished iOS developer, but you do have to put in the time and effort. By writing this book I've done my part, now it's up to you...
Learn iPhone and iPad Programming via Tutorials! If you're new to iOS and Swift, or to programming in general, learning how to write an app can seem incredibly overwhelming. That's why you need a book that: Shows you how to write an app step-by-step Has tons of illustrations and screenshots to make everything clear Is written in a fun and easygoing manner! In this book, you will learn how to make your own iPhone and iPad apps, through a series of four epic-length hands-on tutorials. These hands-on tutorials describe in full detail how to build a new app from scratch. Four tutorials, four apps. Each new app will be a little more advanced than the one before, and together they cover everything you need to know to make your own apps. By the end of the series you'll be experienced enough to turn your ideas into real apps that you can sell on the App Store. Tutorial 1: Bull's Eye. In the first tutorial in the book, you'll start off by building a simple but fun game to learn the basics of iPhone programming. In the process, you'll get familiar with Xcode, Interface Builder, and Swift in an easygoing manner. Tutorial 2: Checklists. In the second tutorial in the series, you'll create your own to-do list app. In the process, you'll learn about the fundamental design patterns that all iOS apps use and about table views, navigation controllers and delegates. Now you're making apps for real! Tutorial 3: MyLocations. In the third tutorial, you'll develop a location-aware app that lets you keep a list of spots that you find interesting. In the process, you'll learn about Core Location, Core Data, Map Kit, and much more! Tutorial 4: StoreSearch. Mobile apps often need to talk to web services and that's what you'll do in this final tutorial of the book. You'll make a stylish app for iPhone and iPad that lets you search for products on the iTunes store using HTTP requests and JSON. It is my sincere belief that this series can turn you from a complete newbie into an accomplished iOS developer, but you do have to put in the time and effort. By writing this book I've done my part, now it's up to you...
In this book, you will learn how to make your own iPhone and iPad apps, through four engaging, epic-length tutorials. These hands-on tutorials describe in full detail how to build a new app from scratch. Four tutorials, four apps. Each new app will be a little more advanced than the one before, and together they cover everything you need to know to make your own apps. By the end of the series you'll be experienced enough to turn your ideas into real apps that you can sell on the App Store"--Page 4 of cover.
This is Volume 1 of a 2-Volume book. iOS 5 was one of the biggest upgrades to iOS so far, and has a ton of awesome features that you'll definitely want to start using in your apps. The only problem is, there's not a ton of documentation or sample code on the APIs, so they're often quite hard to learn! This is where iOS 5 By Tutorials comes in! The goal of the book is to help intermediate and advanced iOS developers get up-to-speed with the APIs introduced in iOS 5 in the quickest and easiest way - via tutorials! Updated for iOS 6. This new second edition is fully up-to-date with iOS 6 and Xcode 4.5. Although the book focuses on APIs introduced in iOS 5, the chapters have been updated to work on iOS 6, use Modern Objective C syntax, and more. This book is for intermediate or advanced iOS developers, who already know the basics of iOS development but want to upgrade their skills to iOS 5. iOS 5 by Tutorials Volume 1 covers the following APIs: ARC: Learn how to successfully migrate to ARC - and worry a lot less about memory management. Storyboards: Learn how to make your apps more quickly with the new Storyboards feature. iCloud: Learn how to store your app's data in the cloud and share across devices. GLKit: Learn how to use GLKit to make OpenGL ES 2.0 programming much easier. UIKit Customization: Learn how to completely customize the look and feel of your apps. The iOS Tutorial Team takes pride in making sure each tutorial we write holds to the highest standards of quality. We want our tutorials to be well written, easy to follow, and fun. And we don't want to just skim the surface of a subject - we want to really dig into it, so you can truly understand how it works and apply the knowledge directly in your own apps. By the time you're finished reading this book, your skills will be completely up to date with iOS 5, and you'll be ready to use these new technologies right away in your apps!
This is Volume 2 of a 2-Volume book. iOS 5 was one of the biggest upgrades to iOS so far, and has a ton of awesome features that you'll definitely want to start using in your apps. The only problem is, there's not a ton of documentation or sample code on the APIs, so they're often quite hard to learn! This is where iOS 5 By Tutorials comes in! The goal of the book is to help intermediate and advanced iOS developers get up-to-speed with the APIs introduced in iOS 5 in the quickest and easiest way - via tutorials! Updated for iOS 6. This new second edition is fully up-to-date with iOS 6 and Xcode 4.5. Although the book focuses on APIs introduced in iOS 5, the chapters have been updated to work on iOS 6, use Modern Objective C syntax, and more. This book is for intermediate or advanced iOS developers, who already know the basics of iOS development but want to upgrade their skills to iOS 5. iOS 5 by Tutorials Volume 2 covers the following APIs: Twitter Integration: Learn how to use the new built-in Twitter integration support in iOS 5. Newsstand: Learn how to make a magazine-style app that is integrated with the new Newsstand app. UIPageViewController: Learn how to make your view controllers transition with page curls. Turn-Based Gaming: Learn how to make turn-based games easily with the new Game Center API. Core Image: Learn how to use the new Core Image framework to apply filters to your app's images. View Controller Containment: Learn how to contain view controllers inside others - the right way. Working with JSON in iOS 5: Learn how to use the new built-in JSON parsing and writing support. UIKit Particle Systems: Learn how to make neat particle effects in UIKit. Using the iOS Dictionary: Learn how to integrate the iOS 5 dictionary directly in your apps. New AddressBook APIs: Learn about the new social profile, vCards, and more. New Location APIs: Learn how forward and reverse geocoding just got a lot easier. New Game Center APIs: Learn about the new notification banner, player photos, and more. New Calendar APIs: Learn about the new calendar chooser and custom calendars. The iOS Tutorial Team takes pride in making sure each tutorial we write holds to the highest standards of quality. We want our tutorials to be well written, easy to follow, and fun. And we don't want to just skim the surface of a subject - we want to really dig into it, so you can truly understand how it works and apply the knowledge directly in your own apps. By the time you're finished reading this book, your skills will be completely up to date with iOS 5, and you'll be ready to use these new technologies right away in your apps!
This is Volume 2 of a 2-Volume book. iOS 6 introduces a ton of great new APIs and technologies that all iOS developers should learn - from Auto Layout to Collection Views to Passbook and more. In fact, there's so much new stuff that learning it all via the official API docs can be time consuming and difficult - especially when you're trying to do a job at the same time! This is where iOS 6 by Tutorials comes to the rescue! In this book, you will be able to learn these new topics in a much quicker and easier way - by following fun and easy-to-read tutorials! This book is for intermediate or advanced iOS developers, who already know the basics of iOS development but want to upgrade their skills to iOS 6. iOS 6 by Tutorials Volume 2 covers the following APIs: Social Framework: Learn how to share data to social frameworks and access the Facebook API! Challenges with GameKit: Learn how to send challenges to friends in your game! Attributed Strings: Learn how to fully customize the look of your text with attributed strings! State Preservation and Restoration: Learn how to make your app pick up where it left off. What's new with Cocoa Touch: Learn about viewDidUnload deprecation, autorotation mods, and more. What's New with Storyboards: Learn about segue unwinding, view controller containment, and more. What's New with UI Customization: Learn about the new UI customization options in iOS 6! What's New with MapKit: Learn about MapKit changes and improved Maps integration. What's New with EventKit: Learn about the new ability to view and edit reminders programmatically. What's New with Core Image: Learn about the new iOS 6 filters and video filtering! Bonus: Automated Testing: Learn how to configure automated unit and UI testing in your app! Bonus: Accessibility: Learn how to make your iOS apps accessible to those with disabilities. Bonu: Secrets of Info.plist: Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Info.plist! The iOS Tutorial Team takes pride in making sure each tutorial we write holds to the highest standards of quality. We want our tutorials to be well written, easy to follow, and fun. And we don't want to just skim the surface of a subject - we want to really dig into it, so you can truly understand how it works and apply the knowledge directly in your own apps. By the time you're finished reading this book, your skills will be completely up to date with iOS 6, and you'll be ready to use these new technologies right away in your apps!
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