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iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 2nd Edition
- By Joe Conway, Aaron Hillegass
- Published Jun 22, 2011 by Big Nerd Ranch Guides. Part of the Big Nerd Ranch Guides series.
Book
- Sorry, this book is no longer in print.
About
Features
- Introduces Objective-C, Apple's Xcode tools, and all key concepts of iPhone/iPod touch programming
- Fully updated for Xcode 4 and iOS 5
- Lead title in a new series of Mac development guides from Aaron Hillegass and the legendary Mac programming experts at The Big Nerd Ranch, the worldwide leader in professional training for Mac developers!
- The bestselling iOS programming guide for experienced programmers is now fully updated for Xcode 4 and iOS 5!
Description
- Copyright 2011
- Edition: 2nd
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-321-77377-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-321-77377-7
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.
Sample Content
Online Sample Chapter
Memory Management in the Cocoa Touch Framework
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Simple iOS Application
Chapter 2: Objective-C
Chapter 3: Memory Management
Chapter 4: Delegation and Core Location
Chapter 5: Map Kit and Text input
Chapter 6: Subclassing UIView
Chapter 7: View Controllers (Low Memory Warnings)
Chapter 8: The Accelerometer
Chapter 9: Notification and Rotation
Chapter 10: UITableView and UITableViewController
Chapter 11: Editing UITableView
Chapter 12: UINavigationController
Chapter 13: Camera
Chapter 14: UIPopoverController and UISplitViewController (New)
Chapter 15: Saving, Loading and Multitasking
Chapter 16: Subclassing UITableViewCell
Chapter 17: Core Data (New)
Chapter 18: Localization
Chapter 19: Settings
Chapter 20: Touch Events and UIResponder
Chapter 21: Instruments
Chapter 22: Core Animation Layers
Chapter 23: Controlling Animation with CAAnimation
Chapter 24: Blocks and Categories (New)
Chapter 25: Web Services and UIWebView (New)
Chapter 26: UISplitViewController (New)
Chapter 27: Media Playback and Background Execution
Chapter 28: Bonjour and Web Servers (New)
Chapter 29: Push Notifications and Networking (New)
Chapter 30: Afterword