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0 to iPhone App in 6 months, November 10, 2009
This review is from: iPhone SDK Development (The Pragmatic Programmers) (Paperback)
Bought a Macbook, bought an iPod Touch, bought iPhone SDK Development book (in beta at the time) ... read, experimented, followed tips and used on-line examples from excellent web site associated with book ... result: "BeatTheSwine09" game now for sale in iTunes app store. Thank you Dudney and Adamson for providing the right stuff at the right time.
Clearly written, well-organized, comprehensive (includes chapters on debugging, performance tuning and marketing). The right mix to train and guide programmers through all stages of the development and deployment of an iPhone app.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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Reliable Resource for iPhone Development, October 6, 2009
This review is from: iPhone SDK Development (The Pragmatic Programmers) (Paperback)
I have been reading beta-versions (preview PDFs) of this book for quite some time now. I have watched it grow from just a few chapters to a complete tour-de-force on iPhone development. I even asked for a web services chapter in the author's website forums, and sure enough, the authors added such a chapter. Surely they didn't do it just for me, but the fact that the authors took feedback from readers during the beta phases of the text, is a testament to their willingness to produce a useful book.
The book contains EVERYTHING from getting started to writing a Twitter client, using Core Data, the accelerometer, and the Map Kit to name a few. The early chapters feature a lot of hand-holding, which is a good thing for those new to XCode and iPhone development. The later chapters feel more advanced with less hand-holding. For my tastes, I could have used more guidance in the later chapters, but it is understandable since the later chapters feature more advanced topics.
The most exciting thing for me is my first app has now been published on the App Store! This book played an integral role in getting my app through the approval process. There is a chapter at the end of the book especially useful in this regard.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Fantastic resource, this book makes sure you understand what's going on, October 19, 2009
This review is from: iPhone SDK Development (The Pragmatic Programmers) (Paperback)
I have been learning iPhone and Mac OSX programming for the last 9 months, coming from no programming experience. I can put together a basic iPhone app, and I feel confident in my ability to make sense of code, particularly Objective-C.
With that said, I have been waiting for this book to come out for several months, but the wait was well worth it. The authors of this book openly state that to get the most of of the book, the reader must have a solid programming foundation (though nothing too extreme) to understand what is going on. This book is not the first book on iPhone application development one should read.
The strongest aspect of this book is that it plays off the fact that readers know what they are doing, at least somewhat, and takes the extra step to explain what exactly is going on behind the scenes programmatically. I think this is incredibly valuable because other intro to iPhone development books do not seem to want to overwhelm their readers. I really learn a lot better when I know why things are occurring, and this book supplies that information. If you are serious about becoming an iPhone developer, make sure you add this book to your library because this book is definitely the best book on iPhone development out there.
Just make sure you understand Objective-C, are comfortable with xcode and IB, and have at least tinkered with the iPhone SDK before diving in.
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