The team that brought you the bestselling Beginning iPhone 4
Development is back again for Beginning iOS 5 Development, bringing
this definitive guide up-to-date with Apple's latest and greatest iOS
SDK, as well as with the latest version of Xcode.
There's coverage of brand new technologies, with chapters on storyboards
and iCloud, for example, as well as significant updates to existing
chapters to bring them in line with all the changes that came with the
iOS 5 SDK. You'll have everything you need to create your very own apps
for the latest iOS devices, including the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and the
latest iPod touch. Every single sample program in the book has been
rebuilt from scratch using Xcode 4.2 and the latest iOS 5-specific
project templates and designed to take advantage of the latest Xcode
features.
Assuming only a minimal working knowledge of Objective-C, and written in
a friendly, easy-to-follow style, Beginning iOS 5 Development offers a
complete soup-to-nuts course in iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
programming. The book starts with the basics, walking through the
process of downloading and installing Xcode and the iOS 5 SDK, and then
guides you though the creation of your first simple application.
From there, you'll learn how to integrate all the interface elements
Apple touch users have come to know and love, such as buttons, switches,
pickers, toolbars, and sliders. You'll master a variety of design
patterns, from the simplest single view to complex hierarchical
drill-downs. The confusing art of table building will be demystified,
and you'll learn how to save your data using the iPhone file system.
You'll also learn how to save and retrieve your data using a variety of
persistence techniques, including Core Data and SQLite. And there's much
more! You'll learn to draw using Quartz 2D and OpenGL ES, add multitouch
gestural support (pinches and swipes) to your applications, and work
with the camera, photo library, accelerometer, and built-in GPS. You'll
discover the fine points of application preferences and learn how to
localize your apps for multiple languages.
- The iOS 5 update to the bestselling and most recommended book for
Cocoa touch developers
- Packed full of tricks, techniques, and enthusiasm for the new SDK from
a developer perspective
- Written in an accessible, easy-to-follow style
