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Get a solid grounding in all the fundamentals of Cocoa Touch, and avoid problems during iPhone and iPad app development. With Programming iOS 4, you'll dig into Cocoa and learn how to work effectively with Objective-C and Xcode. This book covers iOS 4 in a rigorous, orderly fashion—ideal whether you’re approaching iOS for the first time or need a reference to bolster existing skills.
- Learn Objective-C language details and object-oriented programming concepts
- Understand the anatomy of an Xcode project and all the stages of its lifecycle
- Grasp key Cocoa concepts such as relationships between classes, receiving events, and model-view-controller architecture
- Know how views are managed, drawn, composited, and animated
- Delve into Cocoa frameworks for sound, video, sensors, maps, and more
- Touch on advanced topics such as threading and networking
- Obtain a thorough grounding for exploring advanced iOS features on your own
About the Author
Matt Neuburg has a PhD in Classics and has taught at many universities and colleges. He has been programming computers since 1968. He has written applications for Mac OS X and iOS, is a former editor of MacTech Magazine, and is a long-standing contributing editor for TidBITS. His previous O'Reilly books are Frontier: The Definitive Guide, REALbasic: The Definitive Guide, and AppleScript: The Definitive Guide. He makes a living writing books, articles, and software documentation, as well as by programming, consulting, and training.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been trying to learn objective C and iOS programming with 3 books before this one, and I can finally say that I'm learning!
I come from C programming and some other minors languages and needed some deep base to understand how objective C works (which is what, at the end, will guide you thru programming) and the whole first part of this book is all about that: theory and understanding what is everything you see when you look into the code. All the previous books I've used failed on that and so they turned out to be useless for learning (at least I can use them now that I understand what I'm reading).
I think I've learnt a good lesson related to programming books: Never trust a book that starts right writing code unless you already know that language! Early 'Hello World' examples are totally useless since you find yourself writing a bunch of code you don't know what the heck its meaning is and is easy to get discorauged.
Can't stop recommending it, I've truly learnt how objective C works and, if you have a background as mine (at least previous C knowledge), this IS the book for you!
I come from C programming and some other minors languages and needed some deep base to understand how objective C works (which is what, at the end, will guide you thru programming) and the whole first part of this book is all about that: theory and understanding what is everything you see when you look into the code. All the previous books I've used failed on that and so they turned out to be useless for learning (at least I can use them now that I understand what I'm reading).
I think I've learnt a good lesson related to programming books: Never trust a book that starts right writing code unless you already know that language! Early 'Hello World' examples are totally useless since you find yourself writing a bunch of code you don't know what the heck its meaning is and is easy to get discorauged.
Can't stop recommending it, I've truly learnt how objective C works and, if you have a background as mine (at least previous C knowledge), this IS the book for you!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This one is the best of the bunch. It is written by someone who knows how to write , not just program.
You will need a working knowledge of C/C++ though.
I lost count of how many times the author preempted my questions as I was reading
I wasted my money on 2 other books, including the NerdRanch one. If you want to learn objective c , get this. If you want to waste time typing lots of code for projects that don't actually teach you, look elsewhere.
Well done!
You will need a working knowledge of C/C++ though.
I lost count of how many times the author preempted my questions as I was reading
I wasted my money on 2 other books, including the NerdRanch one. If you want to learn objective c , get this. If you want to waste time typing lots of code for projects that don't actually teach you, look elsewhere.
Well done!
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book has many strong sides but being an introductory text for someone looking to learn to write their first iPhone app is not one of them. Apart from that, I believe the book is much longer than it could have been.
Programming iOS is a great reference complete with an overview of Objective C, IDE and Cocoa, among other things, but it's hard to see how to glue everything together without an understanding how to build simple iPhone apps. There is a Hello, World! example somewhere around pages 100-150 but then this example isn't developed further, so most other concepts are illustrated with pieces of code that the reader is supposed to try in their projects on their own.
This book makes a great reference, though. It's well organised (take a look at the TOC) and somewhat pedantic in explaining everything systematically. If you can build basic apps, this book is likely to be useful. However, as the first introductory text this book is not the best choice.
I also wish this book were shorter. Dozens of pages are dedicated to describing menu items, the process of submission to the Apple store, explaining every piece of information that you are supposed to have etc. Don't forget it's 800 pages; it's not a paperback you want to carry around in your messenger bag with your laptop.
So, I'm giving it 3 stars because it could definitely be more concise and its description should clearly state that it's more of a reference than an introductory text.
Programming iOS is a great reference complete with an overview of Objective C, IDE and Cocoa, among other things, but it's hard to see how to glue everything together without an understanding how to build simple iPhone apps. There is a Hello, World! example somewhere around pages 100-150 but then this example isn't developed further, so most other concepts are illustrated with pieces of code that the reader is supposed to try in their projects on their own.
This book makes a great reference, though. It's well organised (take a look at the TOC) and somewhat pedantic in explaining everything systematically. If you can build basic apps, this book is likely to be useful. However, as the first introductory text this book is not the best choice.
I also wish this book were shorter. Dozens of pages are dedicated to describing menu items, the process of submission to the Apple store, explaining every piece of information that you are supposed to have etc. Don't forget it's 800 pages; it's not a paperback you want to carry around in your messenger bag with your laptop.
So, I'm giving it 3 stars because it could definitely be more concise and its description should clearly state that it's more of a reference than an introductory text.
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good general book
just beginning to look into iPhone development, and this is the first book I have looked at in this topic, but as far as I can make out this book is thorough without being overly... Read more
Published 7 months ago by robertrusk
iOS 4/XCode 4 explained
Programming iOS 4 is one of the publications available on market that are devoted to iOS related programming. And I was quite impressed when I was reading it. Read more
Published 10 months ago by mko
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