Beginning iOS Programming For Dummies (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

Ramnath, Rajiv

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118799275 ISBN 13: 9781118799277

Publisher: For Dummies, 2014

Synopsis

The ultimate beginner's guide to programming in the iOS environment

The Apple App Store is a gold mine for developers, but with more apps for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch being added every day, it?s essential to have a solid programming foundation to create the best apps possible. If you're eager to learn the ins and outs of iOS programming, this is your book. It teaches object-oriented programming within the iOS framework from the ground up, preparing you to create the next super iPhone or iPad app.

Get a handle on the iOS framework, object-oriented best practices, and the Xcode programming environment, then discover how to create simple interfaces, use libraries, create and extend objects, and more. Whether you're just starting out in programming or only new to iOS, For Dummies is the perfect beginning.

• Focuses on teaching object-oriented programming within the iOS framework and includes best practices for building apps that are easy to debug, evolve, and maintain
• Uses simple examples to demonstrate object-oriented programming output in the iPhone environment while teaching real-world programming concepts and applications
• Provides a thorough understanding of the framework and object-oriented principles to help beginning programmers make optimum use of iOS
• Covers working with the Xcode environment and storyboards; creating simple interfaces; using libraries, functions, structures, arrays, and pointers; and creating and extending objects

Beginning iOS Programming For Dummies is your straightforward guide to getting started with iOS programming.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Program in the iOS environment using Xcode® and Cocoa® frameworks
• Create simple interfaces
• Work with libraries, storyboards, arrays, structures, functions, and pointers
• Use simulators for testing and development

Get coding today with this useful guide to creating iOS apps

Apple’s iOS is everywhere, thanks to the iPhone, iPad, and other devices. If you’ve always wanted to be an iOS programming rock star, this great resource is the guide for you. Discover iOS programming, including how to get your apps into Apple’s famous App Store and the best way to make applications that users will be clamoring to download.

• iOS is everywhere — get started with creating apps for this highly popular mobile operating system
• Meeting the methods and platforms — take your object-oriented programming to the next level with the Xcode Development Environment
• Making your iOS apps great — make user-friendly apps that are fast, responsive, complete, robust, reliable, and secure
• Connecting your apps — publish your apps in the App Store and become an iOS programming star
• Study up — use a long list of resources to find out more about object-oriented and iOS programming

Open the book and find:

• The basics of object-oriented programming
• How to use patterns and frameworks
• Details on setting up the Xcode Development Environment
• Examples to help you do object-oriented iOS app design
• How to make your apps fast and responsive
• Information on designing user-friendly apps
• How to publish to the App Store
• Ten developer resources for iOS

About the Author

Rajiv Ramnath, PhD is Associate Professor of Practice in computer science and engineering and Director of Practice at the Collaborative for Enterprise Transformation and Innovation at The Ohio State University. Before that, he worked in industry, leading research and commercial product development.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1118799275
• ISBN 13: 9781118799277
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456