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IOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide Paperback - 2011 - 2nd Edition

by Joe Conway; Aaron Hillegass

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In this book, the world's leading Apple platform development trainers offer a complete, practical, hands-on introduction to iPhone and iPad programming. The authors walk through all the Apple tools and technologies needed to build successful iPhone/iPad/iPod touch apps, including the iOS 4.3 SDK, the Objective-C language, Xcode 4, Foundation framework, and the classes that make up the iOS UI framework. The many topics covered in this book include:

  • Easily setting up elegant, efficient user interfaces with UIKit
  • Creating effective visuals, animation, and effects with Core Graphics and Core Animation
  • Making the most of the iOS multi-touch event handling and accelerometer data
  • Building location-aware iOS applications utilizing Core Location and MapKit
  • Localizing applications for international use
  • Creating applications that capture audio and play media
  • Storing data in files or with Core Data

New chapters added to this edition include:

  • iPad-friendly interfaces, including UIPopoverController and UISplitViewController
  • Blocks and Categories
  • Instruments and Xcode s static analyzer
  • UIWebView and connecting with web servers
  • Push Notifications

iOS Programming also includes a handy Xcode Quick Reference Card that lists Xcode 4's most commonly used keyboard shortcuts.

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  • Title IOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide
  • Author Joe Conway; Aaron Hillegass
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Pages 523
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Big Nerd Ranch, Newmarket, ON, Canada
  • Publication date 2011-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780321773777 / 0321773772
  • Weight 2.48 lbs (1.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.96 x 7.09 x 1.31 in (25.30 x 18.01 x 3.33 cm)
  • Category Computers - Languages / Programming
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011293612
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.1

About the author

Joe Conway, iPhone instructor for The Big Nerd Ranch, has been writing software on the Mac platform since he was a teenager, and began consulting and training for The Big Nerd Ranch shortly after graduating from the University of Wisconsin.

Aaron Hillegass, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch, has more than 18 years of experience as a software engineer and developer trainer. He wrote the Big Nerd Ranch course on Cocoa, drawing from his experiences working at Apple and NeXT as senior trainer and curriculum developer. He is the author of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (Addison-Wesley), the definitive guide to Cocoa programming.

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