Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development (Learn Series) [Paperback]

Ian R. Piper (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 143027221X | ISBN-13: 978-1430272212 | Publication Date: December 30, 2009 | Edition: 1st Edition.

Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development is the only book that covers all of the tools in Apple’s developer toolkit for both Mac OS X and iPhone application development. So many developers are coming to Mac and iPhone and this is the book they’ll need to be productive and efficient in this rich environment.

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About the Author

Ian Piper runs a small information management consultancy business in the U.K., advising government and commercial clients on strategies for development of information management systems. His company also builds bespoke Mac-based software and CMS-based websites for a wide range of clients.

In previous lives, Piper headed up technology and knowledge management departments in public and private sector organisations. He laid hands on his first Mac in 1986, and aside from a couple of falls from grace in the dark days of the mid-1990s, has been an Apple technology stalwart ever since.

Piper lives, and whenever possible, works, in a small market town in Warwickshire, U.K. When not working, his time is spent climbing and photographing mountains and raising two young children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 450 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st Edition. edition (December 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 143027221X
• ISBN-13: 978-1430272212
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better, February 5, 2010

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This review is from: Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development (Learn Series) (Paperback)

There are a few items of information to be gleaned here, but not much. Sadly, the author spends way to much space on building useless code examples. Anyone that codes on Mac / iPhone has internet access; all code should have been just supplied and not made part of the actual text to create it all. Only in the rare cases to illustrate a tool point should code have been required to be modified.

That being said, the author spends far to little time on working into deep details on the real XCode toolset. Especially the Instruments; they are given such brief coverage given their importance and lack of other available information on them.

Other XCode tools and operations also receive to-brief attention.

Just way to much time spent on code entry.
Again, and again, and again.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent primer for learning facilities available within Xcode tools suite, March 28, 2010

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This review is from: Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development (Learn Series) (Paperback)

Excellent presentation of Xcode tools suite for Mac OS X and iPhone development. Shows how to use many facilities of Xcode tools suite that provide a grounding for your own development. Good examples get you started and are easily expanded. Very enjoyable presentation. Author promptly replies to direct requests for support. Helped me through a problem with Source Code Management facility.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book gives me a lot of Xcode!!, February 26, 2010

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Peter Hwang - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development (Learn Series) (Paperback)

Last year, I participated in an iPhone project.
Even though I have lots of software developing experiences, that was not so easy for me.
Because I didn't know much about Xcode Tools.

While I'm reading this book, I am surprised that Xcode has so many features that I didn't know.
This book is pretty easy to read and understand and useful to me. :D