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With Advanced iOS 4 Programming, developers have the expert guidance they need to create amazing applications for Apple′s iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Inside, veteran mobile developer Dr. Maher Ali begins with a foundation introduction to Objective C and Cocoa Touch programming, and then guides readers through building apps with Apple′s iPhone SDK 4 – including coverage of the major categories of new APIs and building apps for the new Apple iPad.
This book concentrates on illustrating GUI concepts programmatically, allowing readers to fully appreciate the complete picture of iOS 4 development without relying on Interface Builder. In addition, Interface Builder is covered in several chapters.
Advanced iOS 4 Programming delves into more advanced topics going beyond the basics of iOS 4 development, providing comprehensive coverage that will help you get your apps to the App Store quicker.
Key features include:
- Objective–C programming language and runtime
- Interface Builder
- Building advanced mobile user interfaces
- Collections
- Cocoa Touch
- Core Animation and Quartz 2D
- Model–view–controller (MVC) designs
- Developing for the iPad
- Grand Central Dispatch
- Parsing XML documents using SAX, DOM, and TouchXML
- Working with the Map Kit API
- Remote and Local Push Notification
- Blocks (closures) in Objective–C
- Building advanced location–based applications
- Developing database applications using the SQLite engine
- GameKit framework
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With Advanced iOS 4 Programming, developers have the expert guidance they need to create amazing applications for Apple′s iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch®.
Inside, veteran mobile developer Dr. Maher Ali Begins with a foundation introduction to Objective–C and Cocoa Touch programming, and then guides readers through building apps with Apple′s iOS SDK 4 – including coverage of the major categories of new APIs and building apps for the new Apple iPad®.
This book concentrates on illustrating GUI concepts programmatically, allowing readers to fully appreciate the complete picture of iOS 4 development without relying on Interface Builder. In addition, Interface Builder is covered in several chapters.
Advance iOS 4 Programming delves into more advanced topics going beyond the basics of iOS 4 development, providing comprehensive coverage that will help you get your apps to the App Store quicker.
Key features include:
- The Objective–C programming language and runtime
- Interface Builder
- Building advanced mobile user interfaces
- Collections
- Cocoa Touch
- Core Animation and Quartz 2D
- Model–view–controller (MVC) designs
- Developing for the iPad®
- Grand Central Dispatch
- Parsing XML documents using SAX, DOM, and TouchXML
- Working with the Map Kit API
- Remote and Local Push Notification
- Blocks (closures) in Objective–C
- Building advanced location–based applications
- Developing database applications using the SQLite engine
- GameKit framework
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I've bought that book because the previous version was one of the best book on iPhone programming ever written. When I saw that was coming out an updated version about iOS4 and iPad I've decide to buy it.
Unfortunately the new material is not sufficient. There are only a few information about iOS4 a half page about local notification, a page about blocks, random parts about multitasking, moreover the most of sample code are not upgraded(like using gesture recognizer).
One of the best feature of the old book version was that it wasn't use IB, in that version the part about iPad is just in IB.
This is one of the best book around, but the title is really missunderstanding. If you have the old version don't buy it.
Andrea, Italy
Unfortunately the new material is not sufficient. There are only a few information about iOS4 a half page about local notification, a page about blocks, random parts about multitasking, moreover the most of sample code are not upgraded(like using gesture recognizer).
One of the best feature of the old book version was that it wasn't use IB, in that version the part about iPad is just in IB.
This is one of the best book around, but the title is really missunderstanding. If you have the old version don't buy it.
Andrea, Italy
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I see many of the other reviews of this book are much more positive and I suspect they differ from me in that they are written by coders, while I'm from a design background and someone who "dabbles" in code. So take my review with that in mind.
iOS 4 is a tempting platform to develop for, whether because you have a great idea you want to realise, or just for the sheer hell of it. And there are LOTS of books out there on programming using Objective-C, or specifically for the iPhone/iPad or for the Mac.
If you're new to the topic do NOT read this book. Yet. That's not a criticism of the book. It'd be like trying to learn French by trying to read a novel.
I've not given the book 3 stars because it's beyond me. I've given it three stars because it's simply unpleasant to look at and navigate. I'm not unintelligent, I know what's what. I've been coding for a number of years now.
One of the things that draws me to Apple platforms is the attention to detail, the design and the ease of use. It almost offends me to see a book on programming for such a beautiful platform that is full of the ugliest diagrams and so poorly laid out. Of all the books I've looked at on the subject, only the dreadful layout of the "For Dummies" books is worse. When you're trying to understand something as complex as the concepts covered in this book it's important that your brain isn't being overly taxed by trying to read long lines of code that are poorly laid out, or understand diagrams that are unclear.
This is a coder's book, not an application designer's book. Trouble is, these days the best apps are clearly the ones that marry good code sense with good design sense. Reading this book makes me think the author is simply looking at iOS as a development platform rather than as a potential user experience. To develop good iPhone apps, you need to understand the Apple philosophy and I don't think it's unreasonable to expect books on the subject to get that.
Now I suspect the coders among you won't worry about this, and may even have a go at me for what they see as petty criticisms. I simply suggest you look up Steve Jobs's definition of design to see where I'm coming from :)
iOS 4 is a tempting platform to develop for, whether because you have a great idea you want to realise, or just for the sheer hell of it. And there are LOTS of books out there on programming using Objective-C, or specifically for the iPhone/iPad or for the Mac.
If you're new to the topic do NOT read this book. Yet. That's not a criticism of the book. It'd be like trying to learn French by trying to read a novel.
I've not given the book 3 stars because it's beyond me. I've given it three stars because it's simply unpleasant to look at and navigate. I'm not unintelligent, I know what's what. I've been coding for a number of years now.
One of the things that draws me to Apple platforms is the attention to detail, the design and the ease of use. It almost offends me to see a book on programming for such a beautiful platform that is full of the ugliest diagrams and so poorly laid out. Of all the books I've looked at on the subject, only the dreadful layout of the "For Dummies" books is worse. When you're trying to understand something as complex as the concepts covered in this book it's important that your brain isn't being overly taxed by trying to read long lines of code that are poorly laid out, or understand diagrams that are unclear.
This is a coder's book, not an application designer's book. Trouble is, these days the best apps are clearly the ones that marry good code sense with good design sense. Reading this book makes me think the author is simply looking at iOS as a development platform rather than as a potential user experience. To develop good iPhone apps, you need to understand the Apple philosophy and I don't think it's unreasonable to expect books on the subject to get that.
Now I suspect the coders among you won't worry about this, and may even have a go at me for what they see as petty criticisms. I simply suggest you look up Steve Jobs's definition of design to see where I'm coming from :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I've been using this book as a reference volume while working on iOS apps, and it's perfect for my needs - well indexed so you can find what you need quickly, and with concise, clearly explained sections on core features. Throughout the book there are lots of no-nonsense, easy-to-follow examples of sample methods using the methods / structures described, which in many cases you can copy straight into your own projects - essential if you need to get your app working and don't have time to wade through a wordy, prolix set of instructions and examples. The book doesn't waste any time in presenting the information you need, and as such it is a huge resource covering very many aspects of iOS. Personally I've found the sections on SQLite and XML Processing to be a life-saver in a couple of my own projects.
I wouldn't want to be using this as a newcomer to app development, so it's recommended mainly as a quick reference / learning tool as I've described above. However, it is organised in a fairly sequential way, so if you already have some programming background, you could use it as teach-yourself tool. I just think it's better suited to experienced programmers dipping in for information as they need it.
I wouldn't want to be using this as a newcomer to app development, so it's recommended mainly as a quick reference / learning tool as I've described above. However, it is organised in a fairly sequential way, so if you already have some programming background, you could use it as teach-yourself tool. I just think it's better suited to experienced programmers dipping in for information as they need it.
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OK, but I wish the product info had made it clear you need a Mac
I can not really give a full review of this book as I was not able to use it as a guide to writing an iOS app. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dr. W. E. Allen
For reference
This is a good reference book which clarifies and builds on some of the previous concepts I had leaned earlier using another reference. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ray Blake
Confusing, not for me.
I have several cocoa touch books that I have completed which often cover the same things so I thought this book would be the next logical step up in learning how to write apps from... Read more
Published 11 months ago by G. Coope
Great reference but quite a few typographical errors in the kindle...
I think the other reviews sum up the contents of this book quite well in that the information is clear and understandable. Read more
Published 12 months ago by M. A. Crooks
Enjoyable and Thorough iOS 4 Tutorial
Given the relentless rate that Apple have been enhancing iOS, it's really remarkable that anyone had time to write this book and still have the content relevant for its audience,... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Martyn Davies
Well written, easy to follow
I found this a well written, easy to follow book, even though I'm not experienced with Objective-C. The author gives a brief explanation of the syntax with some worked examples and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by The Soft Machine Operator
Solid, reliable but unexciting tutorial for programming Apple's iOS
Programming for iOS is hot, and there are plenty of people with existing programming skills who need to get going quickly on Apple's mobile platform. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. T. Anderson
Generally useful
I've seen few mixed reviews for this book and I can kind of understand why.
The opening chapter takes us through building the simplest of simple projects but doesn't... Read more
The opening chapter takes us through building the simplest of simple projects but doesn't... Read more
Published 14 months ago by ds
Thorough iPhone development coverage
A solid and thorough iOS programming book which assumes little and promises much.
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Published 14 months ago by Z. Shamas
assumes basic C coding knowledge - but excellent easy to follow and...
I will constantly update this review as I'm working through the book.
The book is for Mac OS X users wishing to program iOS 4 code to design and create applications. Read more
The book is for Mac OS X users wishing to program iOS 4 code to design and create applications. Read more
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