Beginning iOS 5 Application Development

by Wei-Meng Lee

Key Features Covers the latest iPhone OS---iOS 5. This latest iPhone SDK in addition to unifying iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad development introduces a host of new features and technologies. A True Beginning book... for developers- In addition to covering the iPhone operating system, the book covers Objective-C and the xCode toolset---everything developers need to know to build their first iPhone or iPad application. Written by an Experienced Author, Trainer and Developer - Wei-Meng Lee is a best-selling Wrox author, as well as founder of Developer Learning Solutions where he provides hand on mobile development training. About the Book: Beginning IOS 5 Application Development If you want to develop apps for Apple's iPhone and iPad, first you need to know how to use the tools--iPhone's new iOS 5 operating system and SDK, and the new xCode toolset that come with it. This book is the perfect starting point. Beginning developers, you'll get a solid introduction to the new xCode 4 and Objective-C and find everything you need to quickly build your first app. The book thoroughly covers all the new iOS 5 features, including new multitasking, location-based services, notification system, cloud-based features, and much more. The iPhone operating system (iOS) coupled with the Xcode tools are the official development tools provided by Apple to enable developers to create native iPhone and iPad applications. iOS 5 provides developers with a host of new capabilities including: New Xcode 4 release New multitasking feature New location-based services New notification system New cloud-based features for online storage of music, photos and video And much more yet to be announced Contents Introduction Getting Started with iOS 5 Programming Writing Your First Hello World! Application Understanding Views, Outlets, and Actions Exploring the Different View Controllers Enabling Multi-Platform Support for the iPhone and iPad Handling Keyboard Inputs Supporting Screen Rotations Displaying

656 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Carlos Ricardo]

Cool examples, ideal for beginners as the title suggests. If you're an advanced user, it worth the coolest and simplest Hands-On

[Ivan Lin]

It's a entry book for those wants to learn iOS programming.

[Tapan]

nice book