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 “This book would be a bargain at ten times its price! If you are writing iPhone software, it will save you weeks of development time. Erica has included dozens of crisp and clear examples illustrating essential iPhone development techniques and many others that show special effects going way beyond Apple’s official documentation.”

–Tim Burks, iPhone Software Developer, TootSweet Software

 

“Erica Sadun’s technical expertise lives up to the Addison-Wesley name. The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is a comprehensive walkthrough of iPhone development that will help anyone out, from beginners to more experienced developers. Code samples and screenshots help punctuate the numerous tips and tricks in this book.”

–Jacqui Cheng, Associate Editor, Ars Technica

 

“We make our living writing this stuff and yet I am humbled by Erica’s command of her subject matter and the way she presents the material: pleasantly informal, then very appropriately detailed technically. This is a going to be the Petzold book for iPhone developers.”

–Daniel Pasco, Lead Developer and CEO, Black Pixel Luminance

 

“The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook should be the first resource for the beginning iPhone programmer, and is the best supplemental material to Apple’s own documentation.”

–Alex C. Schaefer, Lead Programmer, ApolloIM, iPhone Application Development Specialist, MeLLmo, Inc.

 

“Erica’s book is a truly great resource for Cocoa Touch developers. This book goes far beyond the documentation on Apple’s Web site, and she includes methods that give the developer a deeper understanding of the iPhone OS, by letting them glimpse at what’s going on behind the scenes on this incredible mobile platform.”

–John Zorko, Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile Devices

 

“I’ve found this book to be an invaluable resource for those times when I need to quickly grasp a new concept and walk away with a working block of code. Erica has an impressive knowledge of the iPhone platform, is a master at describing technical information, and provides a compendium of excellent code examples.”

–John Muchow, 3 Sixty Software, LLC; founder, iPhoneDeveloperTips.com

 

“This book is the most complete guide if you want coding for the iPhone, covering from the basics to the newest and coolest technologies. I built several applications in the past, but I still learned a huge amount from this book. It is a must-have for every iPhone developer.”

–Roberto Gamboni, Software Engineer, AT&T Interactive

 

“It’s rare that developer cookbooks can both provide good recipes and solid discussion of fundamental techniques, but Erica Sadun's book manages to do both very well.”

–Jeremy McNally, Developer, entp

 

Want to get started building applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch? Already building iPhone applications and want to get better at it? This is the only book that brings together all the expert guidance–and the code–you’ll need!

 

Completely revised and expanded to cover the iPhone 3.0 SDK, The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is the essential resource for developers building apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. Taking you further than before, this new edition starts out with an introduction to Objective-C 2.0 for developers who might be new to the platform. You’ll learn about Xcode and Interface Builder and learn how to set up and configure your iPhone Developer account. Additional highlights of this new edition include:

 

  Using the iPhone SDK’s visual classes and controllers to design and customize interfaces

  Using gestures, touches, and other sophisticated iPhone interface capabilities

  Making the most of tables, views, view controllers, and animations

  Alerting users with progress bars, audio pings, status bar updates, and other indicators

  Using new Push Notifications to send alerts, whether your app is running or not

  Playing audio and video with the MediaKit

  Working with the Address Book, Core Location, and Sensors

  Connecting to the Internet, Web services, and networks

  Embedding flexible maps with MapKit and Google Mobile Maps

  Building multiplayer games with GameKit

  Using Core Data to build data-driven applications

  Selling add-on content and services with In-App Purchasing using StoreKit

  Building accessible apps with Accessibility Plus

 

The unique format of The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook presents the code you need to create feature-rich applications that leverage the latest features of the iPhone 3.0 SDK. Over 30,000 iPhone developers turned to the first edition of The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook. So should you!

Author: Erica Sadun
Paperback: 888 pages ISBN13: 9780321659576, Condition: NEW, Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Company: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 0321659570
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The professional programmer’s DEITEL^® guide to iPhone app development using iPhone SDK 3.x, Xcode^®, Objective-C^® and Cocoa^®

More than 1.5 billion iPhone apps were downloaded from Apple’s App Store in just one year! This book gives you everything you’ll need to start developing great iPhone apps quickly and–once you’ve joined Apple’s fee-based iPhone Developer Program–to get them up and running on the App Store. The book uses an app-driven approach–each new technology is discussed in the context of 14 fully tested iPhone apps (7700 lines of code), complete with syntax shading, code walkthroughs and sample outputs. Apps you’ll develop include:

• Welcome
• Spot-On Game
• Route Tracker
• Tip Calculator
• Cannon Game
• Slideshow
• Favorite Twitter^® Searches
• Painter
• Voice Recorder
• Flag Quiz Game
• Address Book
• Twitter^® Discount Airfares

By Chapter 3 you’ll be building apps using Xcode^®, Cocoa^® and Interface Builder. You’ll learn object-oriented programming in Objective-C^® and build apps using the latest iPhone 3.x technologies including the Game Kit, iPod library access and more.

iPhone for Programmers include practical, example-rich coverage of:

• iPhone SDK 3.x, XCode^®, Interface Builder

• Object-Oriented Programming in Objective-C^® and Cocoa^®

• Collections, GUI, Event Handling

• Controllers, Application Templates

• UIView, Multi-Touch™

• Core Audio, Core Animation, NSTimer

• Tables, UINavigationController

• Map Kit, Core Location, GPS, Compass

• Photos, iPod Library Access

• Serialization

Author: Paul Deitel, Harvey Deitel, Abbey Deitel, Eric Kern, Michael Morgano
Paperback: 456 pages ISBN13: 9780137058426, Condition: NEW, Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Company: Prentice Hall PTR (2009-11-08)
ISBN: 013705842X
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&>A clear, easy-to-understand tutorial for developers who want to write software for today's hottest market: iPhone, iTouch, and App Store!

 

The start-to-finish, hands-on introduction to iPhone programming for every developer, regardless of experience

Introduces the iPhone development environment and teaches every essential Objective-C concept with fully-documented, carefully-explained code

A complete tutorial package: step-by-step instructions, examples, Q and As, quizzes, exercises, tips, shortcuts, and more

 

iPhone is the world's hottest application market: more than 500,000 developers have downloaded Apple's iPhone software development kit in just one year. Now there's a friendly, accessible guide to iPhone development for every programmer, regardless of experience. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself iPhone Application Development in 24 Hours  will help beginning iPhone and mobile developers gain true mastery, so you can construct virtually any iPhone application. Each lesson builds on everything that's come before, helping you learn all they need to know without ever becoming overwhelmed. Coverage includes: preparing for iPhone development; navigating the development environment; mastering Objective-C and the MVC paradigm; using widgets and webviews; implementing multiple views; reading and writing data; building user interfaces; generating graphics; playing media; using maps; networking; using the touch interface; sensing motion; pushing application updates; debugging; optimization; distributing software via the App Store; and more. By the time you are finished you'll be comfortable enough to write real-world apps that sell.

Author: John Ray, Sean Johnson
Paperback: 696 pages ISBN13: 9780672330841, Condition: NEW, Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Company: Sams (2009-10-25)
ISBN: 0672330849
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