iPhone Application Development Level 1

Learn to create iPhone applications from the ground up in this intensive, hands-on 4-day workshop.

iPhone application design: How to effectively layout your app design before you start coding.
Intro to Xcode and the iPhone Simulator: An introduction to Xcode, the development environment used for writing iPhone and Mac apps.
Intro to Objective-C: Learn a good overview of the syntax and functionality of the Objective-Clanguage.
Interface Builder: How Interface Builder, part of the Xcode development environment, can make user interface layout simple, while saving you from writing code at the same time.
Memory management on the iPhone: With no garbage collection on the iPhone, learn how good memory management is crucial for writing solid apps.
The Model-View-Controller design pattern: Model-View-Controller, or MVC, is the design pattern on which all iPhone apps should be based. We will present a description of the theory behind MVC before delving into the details throughout the rest of the class.
Views and View Controllers: Views and ViewControllers form the backbone of every iPhone app. We will learn about basic Views and View Controllers before going on to more advanced types.
Navigation and Tab Bar Controllers: We will discuss how Navigation Controllers and Tab Bar Controllers can make implementing advanced navigation techniques a breeze and how to implement them.
Table Views: Table Views are another type of view that makes it easy for developers to present information to users in a easily understandable way. : We will discuss the two types of Table Views available and how to implement them effectively.
Core Data and SQLLite: The iPhone has two powerful methods of handling application data built in. Learn about each of these, and the plusses and minuses of each.
Core Animation: The animation libraries of the iPhone will be discussed, as well as how to quickly add compelling animation to your apps.
Bonjour Networking: We’ll discuss how to make your app network aware, and how to interact with other devices around you.
The accelerometer: The accelerometer is one of the most popular features on the iPhone. We’ll discuss how to use it to add a whole new layer of interactivity to your app.
Core Location: We’ll discuss how to use the iPhone to tell where you are, and how to integrate this functionality into your apps.
The camera and photo library: We’ll look at how to easily integrate the iPhone’s camera functionality into your apps.
Debugging, profiling with Instruments, and testing: Finding bugs and performance bottlenecks in your app is crucial to providing the user with a good experience. We’ll go through the many powerful debugging and profiling tools that come with Xcode.
Hybrid apps: Hybrid apps allow you to take advantage of HTML, CSS and Javascript when creating native iPhone apps. We will discuss freely available frameworks that allow you to take advantage of common web technologies for your app programming.
The iPhone developer program: We will discuss the ins and outs of Apple’s iPhone Developer Program.
Getting your app on the AppStore: Getting an app through the approval process can be a frustrating and time consuming operation. We will discuss how you can make this process as painless as possible!

iPhone Application Development Level 1

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iPhone Application Development Level 1

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