Download or read book Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development written by Ian Piper and published by Apress. This book was released on 2010-03-26 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will give you a thorough grounding in the principal and supporting tools and technologies that make up the Xcode developer tools suite. Apple has provided a comprehensive collection of developer tools, and this is the first book to examine the complete Apple programming environment for both Mac OS X and iPhone. Comprehensive coverage of all the Xcode developer tools Additional coverage of useful third-party development tools Not just a survey of features, but a serious examination of the complete development process for Mac OS X and iPhone applications

Download or read book Learning iPhone Programming written by Alasdair Allan and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the hands-on experience you need to program for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With this easy-to-follow guide, you'll build several sample applications by learning how to use Xcode tools, the Objective-C programming language, and the core frameworks. Before you know it, you'll not only have the skills to develop your own apps, you'll know how to sail through the process of submitting apps to the iTunes App Store. Whether you're a developer new to Mac programming or an experienced Mac developer ready to tackle the iPhone and iPod Touch, Learning iPhone Programming will give you a head start on building market-ready iPhone apps. Start using Xcode right away, and learn how to work with Interface Builder Take advantage of model-view-controller (MVC) architecture with Objective-C Build a data-entry interface, and learn how to parse and store the data you receive Solve typical problems while building a variety of challenging sample apps Understand the demands and details of App Store and ad hoc distribution Use iPhone's accelerometer, proximity sensor, GPS, digital compass, and camera Integrate your app with iPhone's preference pane, media playback, and more

Download or read book Learn Objective C on the Mac written by Scott Knaster and published by Apress. This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to write apps for some of today's hottest technologies, including the iPhone and iPad (using iOS), as well as the Mac (using OS X). It starts with Objective-C, the base language on which the native iOS software development kit (SDK) and the OS X are based. Learn Objective-C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, Second Edition updates a best selling book and is an extensive, newly updated guide to Objective-C. Objective-C is a powerful, object-oriented extension of C, making this update the perfect follow-up to Dave Mark’s bestselling Learn C on the Mac. Whether you’re an experienced C programmer or you’re coming from a different language such as C++ or Java, leading Mac experts Scott Knaster and Waqar Malik show how to harness the power of Objective-C in your apps! A complete course on the basics of Objective-C using Apple’s newest Xcode tools An introduction to object-oriented programming Comprehensive coverage of new topics like blocks, GCD, ARC, class extensions, as well as inheritance, composition, object initialization, categories, protocols, memory management, and organizing source files An introduction to building user interfaces using what is called the UIKit A primer for non-C programmers to get off the ground even faster

Download or read book Professional Xcode 3 written by James Bucanek and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A solid guide that responds to the active interest in Apple's Xcode tools Apple's Xcode tools are a collection of applications and frameworks that are used to develop, test, and optimize applications primarily written for Mac OS X or the iPhone. The steady increase in sales of Apple computers has triggered a strong interest in gaining a thorough understanding of Xcode and its tools and what they have to offer. This book provides you with an inside look at the array of Xcode tools from top to bottom. You'll go beyond the basics and dive into such in-depth topics as installing the latest version of Xcode tools, customizing the look and behavior of Xcode, creating and managing projects, using the built-in class browser to model complex applications and structures, and more. Offers you a solid foundation for getting the most out of Apple's Xcode tools, a collection of applications and frameworks used to develop, test, and optimize applications written for Mac OS X or the iPhone Includes clear, comprehensive lessons for installing the latest version of Xcode tools, customizing the look of Xcode, creating and managing projects, testing your interfaces, and building and debugging your projects Explains analyzing performance, optimizing your application, working with shared sources, creating your own custom file templates, and customizing the interface builder With this book, you'll be able to take full advantage of the range of tools included with Xcode.

Download or read book Xcode 4 written by Richard Wentk and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to design, code, and build amazing apps Xcode 4 is Apple’s newest version of the popular development suite for creating bleeding-edge OS X and iOS apps. Written by an experienced developer and Apple-focused journalist, this book not only covers developing for OS X but also for the entire family of iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You’ll explore the newest tools for compiling, debugging, and finding and fixing common code errors so that you can look forward to improved, smooth-running code that is developed more efficiently than ever. Takes you step-by-step through the process of developing OS X and iOS applications using Xcode 4 Examines the benefits of Xcode 4, Apple’s updated, free, object oriented programming environment Helps you tame the complex Xcode environment so you can develop amazing apps This book gets you up to speed on all the remarkable new features and redesigned user interface of Xcode 4 so you can get started creating phenomenal apps today.

Download or read book Mastering Xcode written by Maurice Kelly and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xcode is the flagship application of Apple's suite of developer tools. In this book, Xcode experts Maurice Kelly and Joshua Nozzi show you how to use Apple's powerful developer tools to start writing iOS and OS X apps. You'll learn what Xcode can do and gain a deep understanding of how Xcode works so you can create and maintain great apps of your own. After a tour of the Xcode tools suite, you'll jump in by creating a basic Cocoa app and exploring the Xcode interface. You'll learn how to manage your project, write and debug code, build user interfaces, and use version control. You'll also learn to customise the build process, write and run unit tests, profile your code, and deploy your apps. This book includes: Detailed instruction, ample illustrations, and clear examples Real-world guidance and advice Insight into best practices from two Xcode experts Emphasis on using Xcode's streamlined interface for UI design, coding, testing, and debugging

Download or read book Learning IOS Development written by Maurice Sharp and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2014 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the perfect hands-on introduction to iOS development, covering everything your students need to know about Objective-C, XCode, and modern iOS user interface development. With sample projects and end-of-chapter exercises, this book is ideal for classroom instruction. The authors get started fast with Objective-C, covering basic syntax, memory management, Foundation Classes, development paradigms, blocks, threads, and more. Next, they show how to use XCode and related tools to build projects, instrument and efficiently debug code, and deploy apps. In the next part, hey turn to interfaces, covering design, content construction, View Controllers, Views, Animations, Touch, Table Views, and even a taste of Core Data.

Download or read book Xcode Tools Sensei written by Mark Szymczyk and published by Black Apple Software Inc.. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xcode Tools Sensei is a book about Apple's developer tools that are used to create Mac and iOS applications. This book doesn't stop with Xcode and Interface Builder. Xcode Tools Sensei covers a dozen developer tools, both graphical and command-line tools. You will learn how to profile your code and check for memory leaks with Instruments, write shaders with OpenGL Shader Builder, and uncover performance problems with OpenGL ES Performance Detective. If you want to spend more time creating, testing, and profiling your applications and less time wading through Apple's documentation, get a copy of Xcode Tools Sensei. This edition has been updated for Xcode 4.5 and iOS 6. Some of the new material in this edition includes auto layout for iOS applications, cherry picking commits, and creating base localizations to simplify application localization.

Download or read book Learn Objective C on the Mac written by Scott Knaster and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to write apps for some of today's hottest technologies, including the iPhone and iPad (using iOS), as well as the Mac (using OS X). It starts with Objective-C, the base language on which the native iOS software development kit (SDK) and the OS X are based. Learn Objective-C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, Second Edition updates a best selling book and is an extensive, newly updated guide to Objective-C. Objective-C is a powerful, object-oriented extension of C, making this update the perfect follow-up to Dave Mark's bestselling Learn C on the Mac. Whether you're an experienced C programmer or you're coming from a different language such as C++ or Java, leading Mac experts Scott Knaster and Waqar Malik show how to harness the power of Objective-C in your apps! A complete course on the basics of Objective-C using Apple's newest Xcode tools An introduction to object-oriented programming Comprehensive coverage of new topics like blocks, GCD, ARC, class extensions, as well as inheritance, composition, object initialization, categories, protocols, memory management, and organizing source files An introduction to building user interfaces using what is called the UIKit A primer for non-C programmers to get off the ground even faster What you'll learn Learn Objective-C programming, the gateway to programming your iPhone, iPad or Mac Write apps for the iOS and/or OS X interfaces, the cleanest user-interfaces around Understand variables and how to design your own data structures Work with the new Objective-C features now available in this update like blocks, automated reference counting (ARC) and class extensions Work with new tools available like Clang static analyzer and Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) Undertand UIKit and how to build simple user interfaces easily and effectively Explore using the latest Xcode Who this book is for For anyone wanting to learn to program native apps in iOS and/or OS X, including developers new to the iOS-based iPhone and iPad as well as OS X-based Mac computers. This book is for developers new to Objective-C, but who have some programming experience.

Download or read book Programming IOS 6 written by Matt Neuburg and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2013 with total page 1186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a solid grounding in all the fundamentals of Cocoa Touch, and avoid problems during iPhone and iPad app development. With this revised and expanded edition, you'll dig into Cocoa and learn how to work effectively with Objective-C and Xcode. This book covers iOS 6 in a rigorous, orderly fashion--ideal whether you're approaching iOS for the first time or need a reference to bolster existing skills. Learn about features introduced with iOS 6, including Objective-C language advances, autosynthesis, autolayout, new view controller rotation rules, unwind segues, state restoration, styled text, and collection views. 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 Learn how views and layers are managed, drawn, composited, and animated Become familiar with view controllers and their relationships, along with nib and storyboard management Fully explore all basic interface objects such as scroll views, table views, and controls Delve into Cocoa frameworks for sound, video, sensors, maps, and other features Touch on advanced topics such as threading and networking

Download or read book Beginning Mac OS X Programming written by Michael Trent and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-10-24 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning Mac OS X Programming Every Mac OS X system comes with all the essentials required for programming: free development tools, resources, and utilities. However, finding the place to begin may be challenging, especially if you have no prior development knowledge. This comprehensive guide offers you an ideal starting point to writing programs on Mac OS X, with coverage of the latest release - 1.4 "Tiger." With its hands-on approach, the book examines a particular element and then presents step-by-step instructions that walk you through how to use that element when programming. You'll quickly learn how to efficiently start writing programs on Mac OS X using languages such as C, Objective-C(r), and AppleScript(r), technologies such as Carbon(r) and Cocoa(r), and other Unix tools. In addition, you'll discover techniques for incorporating the languages in order to create seamless applications. All the while, you can follow along on your own system so that you'll be prepared to apply your new Mac OS X skills to real-world projects. What you will learn from this book The major role the new Xcode plays in streamlining Mac OS X development The process for designing a graphical user interface on Mac OS X that conforms to Apple's guidelines How to write programs in the C and Objective-C programming languages The various scripting languages available on the Mac OS X system and what tasks each one is best suited to perform How to write shell scripts that interact with pre-installed command-line tools Who this book is for This book is for novice programmers who want to get started writing programs that run on Mac OS X. Experienced programmers who are new to the Mac will also find this book to be a useful overview of the Mac development environment. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

Download or read book iPhone App Development The Missing Manual written by Craig Hockenberry and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone with programming experience can learn how to write an iPhone app. But if you want to build a great app, there's a lot more to it than simple coding: you also need to know how design and market your creation. This easy-to-follow guide walks you through the entire process, from sketching out your idea to promoting the finished product. Get to know the tools for developing your iPhone app Design a great app before you start coding Build a complex app with Xcode and Interface Builder Decide how to brand your app-then beta-test that brand in the real world Learn the inside scoop on how to get your app into the App Store Promote your product, track sales, and build a strong customer following

Download or read book Xcode Treasures written by Chris Adamson and published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the critical tips and techniques to make using Xcode for the iPhone, iPad, or Mac easier, and even fun. Explore the features and functionality of Xcode you may not have heard of. Go under the hood to discover how projects really work, so when they stop working, you'll know how to fix them. Explore the common problems developers face when using Xcode, and find out how to get the most out of your IDE. Dig into Xcode, and you'll discover it's richer and more powerful than you might have thought. Get a huge productivity boost by working with Xcode instead of against it. Instead of hacky code fixes and manual processes, once you know the the why and how of Xcode's process, you'll discover that doing things Xcode's way makes your app development more elegant and less aggravating. Explore the major features of Xcode: project management, building UIs with storyboards, code editing, compiling apps, fixing bugs and performance problems, unit- and UI testing, and source code management. Go beyond the basics and explore tasks that professionals deal with when they're working on big projects. Create storyboards that many developers can work on at once, even as projects grow to hundreds or thousands of files. Find the tools that make the code editor pleasant to work with, even in long coding sessions. Discover the right way to find and fix bugs when you have lots of code that's not always playing nicely together.Dig into specific and little-discussed features that help developers on Apple's other platforms: macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. When you're ready to distribute your app, learn how Apple's code-signing system really works. Find out when to let Xcode handle it automatically, and how to do it manually when needed. Discover how much easier and more fun iOS development is when you know the secrets of the tools. What You Need: This book requires Xcode 9 and a Mac running macOS High Sierra (10.13.2) or later. Additionally, an iOS device is recommended for on-device testing but not required.

Download or read book IOS Apprentice written by Matthijs Hollemans and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn iPhone and iPad Programming via Tutorials! If you're new to iOS and Swift, or to programming in general, learning how to write an app can seem incredibly overwhelming. That's why you need a book that: Shows you how to write an app step-by-step Has tons of illustrations and screenshots to make everything clear Is written in a fun and easygoing manner! In this book, you will learn how to make your own iPhone and iPad apps, through a series of four epic-length hands-on tutorials. These hands-on tutorials describe in full detail how to build a new app from scratch. Four tutorials, four apps. Each new app will be a little more advanced than the one before, and together they cover everything you need to know to make your own apps. By the end of the series you'll be experienced enough to turn your ideas into real apps that you can sell on the App Store. Tutorial 1: Bull's Eye. In the first tutorial in the book, you'll start off by building a simple but fun game to learn the basics of iPhone programming. In the process, you'll get familiar with Xcode, Interface Builder, and Swift in an easygoing manner. Tutorial 2: Checklists. In the second tutorial in the series, you'll create your own to-do list app. In the process, you'll learn about the fundamental design patterns that all iOS apps use and about table views, navigation controllers and delegates. Now you're making apps for real! Tutorial 3: MyLocations. In the third tutorial, you'll develop a location-aware app that lets you keep a list of spots that you find interesting. In the process, you'll learn about Core Location, Core Data, Map Kit, and much more! Tutorial 4: StoreSearch. Mobile apps often need to talk to web services and that's what you'll do in this final tutorial of the book. You'll make a stylish app for iPhone and iPad that lets you search for products on the iTunes store using HTTP requests and JSON. It is my sincere belief that this series can turn you from a complete newbie into an accomplished iOS developer, but you do have to put in the time and effort. By writing this book I've done my part, now it's up to you...

Download or read book Xcode 5 Start to Finish written by Fritz Anderson and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books about Apple development focus on coding for the iOS and Mac APIs, and only incidentally cover Apple's Xcode development tools. But Xcode offers developers many powerful opportunities to become more productive and write more reliable, efficient code. With Xcode 5, Apple's development toolset is more powerful than ever. What's more, Xcode 5 is required for developers who want to create apps that take full advantage of the new iOS 7 or Mac OS X Mavericks operating systems. This book focuses squarely on Xcode 5, helping both iOS and OS X programmers gain a deep understanding of this remarkable toolset, so they can use it to become far more effective developers

Download or read book macOS Programming for Absolute Beginners written by Wallace Wang and published by Apress. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to code for the iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, and MacBook using Swift, Apple's hottest programming language. Fully updated to cover the new MacBook Touch Bar, macOS Programming for Absolute Beginners will not only teach complete programming novices how to write macOS programs, but it can also help experienced programmers moving to the Mac for the first time. You will learn the principles of programming, how to use Swift and Xcode, and how to combine your knowledge into writing macOS programs. If you've always wanted to learn coding but felt stymied by the limitation of simplistic programming languages or intimidated by professional but complicated programming languages, then you'll want to learn Swift. Swift is your gateway to both Mac and iOS app development while being powerful and easy to learn at the same time, and macOS Programming for Absolute Beginners is the perfect place to start - add it to your library today.What You'll Learn/div Master the basic principles of object-oriented programming Use Xcode, the main programming tool used for both macOS and iOS development See what makes Swift unique and powerful as a programming language and why you should learn it Create macOS programs using Swift and Xcode Apply interface principles that follow Apple's Human Interface Guidelines Take advantage of the new Touch Bar Who This Book Is For People who want to learn programming for the first time and for experienced programmers wanting to learn Xcode and the Mac for the first time.

Download or read book Beginning iOS 5 Development written by David Mark and published by Apress. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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