iOS Recipes begins with a tour of UIKit. Former Apple Evangelist Matt Drance and expert graphical-systems programmer Paul Warren show you how to write splash screens and embedded web browsers that are easily dropped into any project. You'll explore techniques for building complex table views without losing yourself in a sea of code, and see how to add some unique visual touches to any table--even the ones you've already built.
Next you'll explore Quartz and Core Animation, and you'll walk through a number of fills, transforms, and animations that will breathe life into any app or game. You'll also learn about gestures, transitions, and custom controls to take your user interactions to the next level.
You'll tackle networking with a few basic techniques to prevent unnecessary repetition in your codebases, and address some more complex problems like uploading large files to a web server. Finally, you'll see some simple disciplines and ideas that will make architecting, debugging, maintaining, and ultimately shipping your application easier every single time.
By the end of this book, you'll have expanded your iPhone and iPad development knowledge and be well on your way to building elegant solutions that are ready for whatever project you take on next.
Price: $33.00
The "Live Code," App-driven approach used in this book is simply the best way for working developers to master iOS programming. Developers learn by creating 15 complete, fully-tested iPhone/iPad/iPod touch apps, and in the process study 8,000+ lines of program code, including code that reveals the power of Apple's newest iOS 5 SDK. Each chapter introduces a new concept through a complete, working App, not out-of-context code snippets. The Deitels first discuss what the App does, show screen shots, test drive the App, then introduce the technologies and architecture used to build it. Next, they walk through building the App, presenting complete code (with syntax shading) and sample outputs. As part of their code walkthrough, they introduce essential programming concepts, and demonstrate the functionality of relevant iOS APIs and development tools. By the time you have finished, you'll have hands-on experience with virtually every type of iOS App, from games to media, productivity to web services, social networking to route tracking. You will also learn how to convert iPhone apps into "Universal" apps that also run natively on the iPad. In addition, this edition contains a detailed case study focusing on iOS SDK features exclusive to iPad/iPad 2. The Deitels have long been the world's #1 programming book authors. Their readers number in the millions, and their audience has grown even larger since the success of this book's first edition