iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

Updated and expanded to cover iOS 4, Xcode 4, and iPad development, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide leads you through the essential tools and techniques for developing iOS applications.The guide is based on Big Nerd -Ranchs popular iOS Bootcamp course and its well-tested teaching methodology.- Concepts and coding are taught in tandem, and the result is instruction that is relevant and useful. After completing this book, you will have the knowledge, the experience, and the confidence you confidence you need to tackle iOS projects of your own.Here are some of the topics covered: Xcode 4, Instruments, and the Debugger Universal applications for iPhone and iPad Multi-touch, motion events, and accessing accelerometer data Tool bars, navigation controllers, and spilt view controllers Core Location and Map Kit Localization and Internationalization Reference counting, retain counts, anc memory management Blocks and categories in Objective-C Playing sound and video Background execution and multi-tasking Saving/loading data: Archiving and Core Data Push notifications Communicating with web services Bonjour and network programming with NSStream Pick up this book and turn yourself into an iPhone developer.- Dietrich Kappe, CTO Pathfinder Development