iOS App Development For Dummies

If you've got incredible iOS ideas, get this book and
bring them to life!

iOS 7 represents the most significant update to Apple's
mobile operating system since the first iPhone was released, and
even the most seasoned app developers are looking for information
on how to take advantage of the latest iOS 7 features in their app
designs. That's where iOS App Development For Dummies
comes in! Whether you're a programming hobbyist wanting to
build an app for fun or a professional developer looking to expand
into the iOS market, this book will walk you through the
fundamentals of building a universal app that stands out in the iOS
crowd.

• Walks you through joining Apple's developer program,
  downloading the latest SDK, and working with Apple's
  developer tools

• Explains the key differences between iPad and iPhone apps and
  how to use each device's features to your advantage

• Shows you how to design your app with the end user in mind and
  create a fantastic user experience

• Covers using nib files, views, view controllers, interface
  objects, gesture recognizers, and much more

There's no time like now to tap into the power of iOS

• start building the next big app today with help from iOS
  App Development For Dummies!

Auteur

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
Northeast's The Roundtable.

Résumé

If you've got incredible iOS ideas, get this book and bring them to life!

iOS 7 represents the most significant update to Apple's mobile operating system since the first iPhone was released, and even the most seasoned app developers are looking for information on how to take advantage of the latest iOS 7 features in their app designs. That's where iOS App Development For Dummies comes in! Whether you're a programming hobbyist wanting to build an app for fun or a professional developer looking to expand into the iOS market, this book will walk you through the fundamentals of building a universal app that stands out in the iOS crowd.

• Walks you through joining Apple's developer program, downloading the latest SDK, and working with Apple's developer tools
• Explains the key differences between iPad and iPhone apps and how to use each device's features to your advantage
• Shows you how to design your app with the end user in mind and create a fantastic user experience
• Covers using nib files, views, view controllers, interface objects, gesture recognizers, and much more
  There's no time like now to tap into the power of iOS start building the next big app today with help from iOS App Development For Dummies!

Contenu

Introduction 1

A Bit of History 1

The iPhone stands alone 2

Enter the App Store 2

The iPad joins the party 3

The Plan for This Book 3

iOS and Xcode Game Changers 4

About This Book 5

Conventions Used in This Book 5

Icons Used in This Book 6

Foolish Assumptions 7

How This Book Is Organized 7

Part I: Getting Started 8

Part II: Building RoadTrip 8

Part III: Getting Your Feet Wet: Basic Functionality 8

Part IV: The Model and the App Structure 9

Part V: Adding the App Content 9

Part VI: The Part of Tens 9

Beyond the Book 10

Where to Go from Here 10

Part I: Getting Started 11

Chapter 1: What Makes a Great iOS App 13

Figuring Out What Makes a Great iOS App 14

Making your app work well 14

Handling networking, social media, and location 15

Designing a powerful and intuitive interface that disappears 15

Using the iOS Platform to the Fullest 16

Exploiting advantages of the system 16

Accessing the Internet 17

Knowing the location of the user 18

Tracking orientation and motion 18

Tracking users' fingers on the screen 19

Playing content 19

Accessing information from Apple's apps 19

Copying, cutting, and pasting between apps 20

Multitasking, background processing, and notifications 20

Living large on the big screen 21

Embracing Device Limitations 21

Designing for fingers 22

Balancing memory and battery life 22

Why Develop iOS Apps? 23

Developing with Apple's Expectations in Mind 24

Thinking About You, Apps, and Money 25

Enter the Cloud 26

Developing an App the Right Way Using the Example App in This Book 27

What's Next 27

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the SDK 29

Developing Using the SDK 29

Using Xcode to Develop an App 30

Creating an Xcode project 31

Developing the app 31

The Workspace Window 33

Workspace areas 34

Displaying an area's content 36

The toolbar and Tab bar 40

The Organizer window 42

Chapter 3: The Nuts and Bolts of an Xcode Project 45

Creating Your Project 45

Exploring Your Project 50

The project 50

The Project editor 50

The Project navigator 53

Setting Your Xcode Preferences 57

Building and Running Your Application 59

Building an app 61

The iPad's Split views 63

The Log navigator 64

Running in the Simulator 66

Interacting with your simulated hardware 66

Making gestures 67

Uninstalling apps and resetting your device 68

Living with the Simulator's limitations 69

Using Asset Catalogs 70

Adding the Image and Sound Resources and an App Icon 74

Part II: Building RoadTrip 77

Chapter 4: Storyboards and the User Experience 79

Introducing the Storyboard 80

Telling your story 81

Working with object graphs 83

Defining What You Want an App to Do: The RoadTrip App 84

Creating the Application Architecture 88

What You Add Where 89

Using Frameworks 90

Using Design Patterns 91

The iOS design patterns 92

The Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern 92

Working with Windows and Views 95

Looking out the window 95

Admiring the view 96

The kinds of views you use 97

View Controllers the Main Storyboard Players 101

What About the Model? 104

It's Not That Neat 105

Taking a Look at Other Frameworks 106

The Foundation framework 106 The CoreGra...