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With iPhone SDK Programming, developers have the expert guidance they need to begin building native applications for Apple's new iPhone 3G as well as the iPod touch. Inside, veteran mobile developer and Bell Labs scientist Maher Ali begins with a foundational introduction to Objective C and Cocoa programming, and then guides you through the building programs with Apple's iPhone SDK.

iPhone SDK Programming covers a wide range of topics, including:

  • The Objective-C programming language

  • Collections

  • Cocoa Touch

  • Building advanced mobile user interfaces

  • Core Animation and Quartz 2D

  • Model-View-Controller (MVC) designs

  • Table Views File management

  • Parsing XML documents using SAX and DOM

  • Working with Google Maps API

  • Consuming REST Web Services

  • Building advanced location-based applications

  • Developing database applications using the SQLite engine

  • Building Multimedia applications

  • Making use of the camera and video Working with the accelerometer


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  • Paperback: 396 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley (March 11, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470742828
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470742822
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Limited, supplemental iPhone programming book, March 18, 2009
By AEDave (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
I bought this book after I'd gone through Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK (Beginning from Novice to Professional), hoping to get another set of useful skills and tools to use, such as a reference for XML & RSS, SQLite, and a little more depth on the collections objects such as NSArrays, etc. that was only brushed over in the Beginning iPhone Development book. Overall, this book does fill in some of those gaps, but it really doesn't stand well as a standalone iPhone programming book. I'm glad this is my second choice, because if it were my first I'd probably be more confused!

If you're building your foundation, this book may be worth your while.

My largest complaint about this book is actually the way the code is written out on the page. Instead of clear, Courier-font code blocks, the editors just stuck code in Times Roman font. Anyone who's ever read their share of programming books knows this just complicates life by making it harder to differentiate code from content and better recognize typos, etc. I hope they revise this and publish another edition of the book - it's extremely noticeable. Also, I think this book was pushed to market without double-checking that the graphic examples are copyright compliant, because instead of icons in some of the screenshots the author substituted ugly character graphics that just looked dumb.

Overall, this is an okay programming book. There are some nuggets of good information, but as a beginner's book it's too complex, nor does it have enough depth to be a compendium for an advanced programmer.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Book needs a second revision, March 31, 2009
By Thomas T (Wichita, KS United States) - See all my reviews
Warning this book is designed for advance Iphone developers. If you are a beginner then stay away from this book. The author style of writing is very hard to understand and the way the code is presented in this book is really hard on the eyes. The author somehow decided to use Time Roman Font instead of the standard Courier or Arial font, therefore it makes the code even more complex to understand and follow. The graphics and screenshots served little purpose. I am glad there is not too many of them. I bought this book to learn more about Parsing XML documents using SAX and DOM, and developing database application using SQLite engine, but later found out that I learn more by using online resources rather than the book itself.
The author said one thing and he assumes the other. For example: The last paragraph in the preface "Is This Book For You?" the author wrote, "The text cover general topics such as databases and XML processing. These topics are covered assuming minimal or no prior knowledge." Chapter 10 working with databases second paragraph the author then wrote, "This chapter is not an introduction to databases and it assumes that you know the basics of Structured Query Language (SQL)."At first he said no prior knowledge is required to learn databases then when it comes to the actual section on working with databases he said that he assume you know the Structured Query Language. I guess that is one way to get you to buy the book if you only read the preface.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A text book, June 1, 2009
By Phil (Wimberley, TX) - See all my reviews
I did not like the book at all. The topics are not discussed well. The examples are lacking. The author assumes you already know the material. So if I knew it already, I wouldn't need to read it. Don't waste your money.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Fortunately I checked this out at the library first...
I am an iPhone developer and this book doesn't seem to hit any audience. It covers little of the basics so the book isn't useful to beginners. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Todd

3.0 out of 5 stars Factual, not fun to read...
I didnt find this book very readable. The author focuses on too many facts and there is no build up in examples or any flow as you go through the chapters. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Medhavi Bhatia

2.0 out of 5 stars Should be labelled a "Galley Proof"
It's not uncommon when dealing with rapidly evolving and trendy technologies to see publishers pull out all the stops and rush relevant titles through the publication process, but... Read more
Published 3 months ago by J.L.

2.0 out of 5 stars not an effective learning book
I bought this to get started with iphone development. I am an experienced web and .net developer. The book takes a sequential approach, starting with objective-C stuff, moving... Read more
Published 3 months ago by frederik

4.0 out of 5 stars perhaps you can ignore the font issue ?
Several other reviewers have remarked on the [poor] choice of fonts for displaying code snippets. Yes, indeed, reading such extracts and quickly distinguishing them from the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by W Boudville

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written development book
I had high hopes for this book considering there are only a few out there that cover this topic. I've read what I can of the book, tried to follow the code examples and have not... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Dave C

2.0 out of 5 stars Very difficult to read
The book has some good points to it but is very difficult to read. The style of the book and explaination of objective-c and iPhone frameworks are in there but difficult to find... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Boston Dirt Dog

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs Revision
First, the cover is well done and does look good but don't judge a book by it's cover. I haven't really used this book - I just have it as backup - in the event it can tell me... Read more
Published 7 months ago by G. Brown

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