iOS App Development For Dummies

Learn to: Download the iOS SDK and use Apples developer tools Build a universal app for the iPad and iPhone Make the most of the latest iOS features in your app designs Provide a great user experience and make your app stand out in the crowd Get started making apps for iPhone and iPad with this easy–to–use guide! Theres no time like the present to begin developing apps for the iPhone and iPad. Discover the Apple iOS SDK and developer tools, and then dive right in to planning and coding your apps interface and functionality. This handy guide leads you step–by–step through the app development process, including designing interfaces, creating storyboards, and handling events, notifications, gestures, and more! A primer find out about the iOS development environment, how to design a great user experience, and how to build apps that get on the App Store Dive right in download the iOS SDK and get started with the Apple developer tools Get universal understand the key differences between iPad and iPhone applications, and how to make universal apps Its all about the user dive in to designing apps that work intuitively and please the user The next level find out about storyboard files, view controllers, interface objects, gesture recognizers, and a whole lot more Open the book and find: How to download and use the latest SDK How to use animation in your apps views The differences between iPad and iPhone apps Tricks to fixing syntax errors as you go Using storyboards to create your UI Tips on navigating in the Xcode source editors Hands–on examples to jumpstart your work Step–by–step exercises to create real applications Visit the companion website at www.dummies.com/extras/iosapplicationdevelopment for source code, all the figures from the book, and other information.

Jesse Feiler is a developer, consultant, and author specializing in Apple technologies. He is the creator of Minutes Machine for iPad, the meeting management app, and Saranac River Trail and is heard regularly on WAMC Public Radio for the Northeasts The Roundtable.