Overview
“This book would be a bargain at ten times its price! If you are writing iPhone software, it will save you weeks of development time. Erica has included dozens of crisp and clear examples illustrating essential iPhone development techniques and many others that show special effects going way beyond Apple’s official documentation.”
—Tim Burks, iPhone Software Developer, TootSweet Software
“Erica Sadun’s technical expertise lives up to the Addison-Wesley name. The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is a comprehensive walkthrough of iPhone development that will help anyone out, from beginners to more experienced developers. Code samples and screenshots help punctuate the numerous tips and tricks in this book.”
—Jacqui Cheng, Associate Editor, Ars Technica
“We make our living writing this stuff and yet I am humbled by Erica’s command of her subject matter and the way she presents the material: pleasantly informal, then very appropriately detailed technically. This is a going to be the Petzold book for iPhone developers.”
—Daniel Pasco, Lead Developer and CEO, Black Pixel Luminance
“The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK should be the first resource for the beginning iPhone programmer, and is the best supplemental material to Apple’s own documentation.”
—Alex C. Schaefer, Lead Programmer, ApolloIM, iPhone Application Development Specialist, MeLLmo, Inc
“Erica’s book is a truly great resource for Cocoa Touch developers. This book goes far beyond the documentation on Apple’s Web site, and she includes methods that give the developer a deeper understanding of the iPhone OS, by letting them glimpse at what’s going on behind the scenes on this incredible mobile platform.”
—John Zorko, Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile Devices
The iPhone and iPod touch aren’t just attracting millions of new users; their breakthrough development platform enables programmers to build tomorrow’s killer applications. If you’re getting started with iPhone programming, this book brings together tested, ready-to-use code for hundreds of the challenges you’re most likely to encounter. Use this fully documented, easy-to-customize code to get productive fast—and focus your time on the specifics of your application, not boilerplate tasks.
Leading iPhone developer Erica Sadun begins by exploring the iPhone delivery platform and SDK, helping you set up your development environment, and showing how iPhone applications are constructed. Next, she offers single-task recipes for the full spectrum of iPhone/iPod touch programming jobs:
- Utilize views and tables
- Organize interface elements
- Alert and respond to users
- Access the Address Book (people), Core Location (places), and Sensors (things)
- Connect to the Internet and Web services
- Display media content
- Create secure Keychain entries
- And much more
You’ll even discover how to use Cover Flow to create gorgeous visual selection experiences that put scrolling lists to shame!
This book is organized for fast access: related tasks are grouped together, and you can jump directly to the right solution, even if you don’t know which class or framework to use. All code is based on Apple’s publicly released iPhone SDK, not a beta. No matter what iPhone projects come your way, The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook will be your indispensable companion.
Synopsis
- Covers the LATEST iPhone SDK
- Shows readers how to develop native applications to run on the iPhone and iPod touch
- Illustrates use of Apple's SDK, including setting up your build and test environment
- Includes useful code recipes that readers can take and use in their own application
Few new platforms can match the iPhone's unique developer technologies. It combines OS X-based mobile computing with an innovative multi-touch screen, location awareness, an onboard accelerometer and more. When Apple introduced the iPhone SDK in early March 2008, developers responded in numbers that brought Apple's servers to its knees. The demand for the SDK was huge. The iPhone Developer's Cookbook addresses that demand and provides an invaluable resource for those new to iPhone programming.
Each programmer has different goals to meet. With jobs to get done and a new unfamiliar SDK, they're still driven by similar tasks: "How do I create a table?", "How do I search the Address Book"?, "How do I move between views?". The "iPhone Developer's Cookbook" presents already tested ready-to-use solutions. These solutions let programers focus on application semantics rather than on boiler plate user interface design.
The iPhone Developer's Cookbook offers single-task recipes for the most common issues new iPhone developers face: laying out windows, responding to user interactions, accessing local data sources, and creating visual and audio notifications. This focused one-solution source code delivers cut and paste convenience. Programmers add source recipes into their own applications and then customize it to their needs.
The iPhone Developer's Cookbook provides an invaluable resource for anyone just getting started with iPhone programming. With its clear, fully documented examples, it will quickly get you up to speed and programming productively.