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Programming iOS 4: Fundamentals of iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Development 1st Edition

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 834 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (June 5, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1449388434
  • ISBN-13: 978-1449388430
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 2.5 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsVery, very good for experienced developers new to iOS
By Ben Edwards on June 8, 2011
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This book was a little late in getting published, so I tried a few other iOS programming books along the way. They were either lacking depth or left way too many of my questions unanswered. When I finally received this book and started to skim through it I was squealing like a schoolgirl. "Oh, that's how that works!" and "well why didn't the Apple documentation explain that!" It's all presented quite well and logically and with an appealing adult (but not at all dry) tone. It's also the only book I've seen so far that covers Xcode 4. Worth the wait, most definitely.

And even though this book says "Fundamentals of ...", if you just want to get in fast and start hacking iOS code you should probably look elsewhere---then come back to this book when you've gotten it out of your system and nothing works anymore and you're completely lost and confused.

-Ben
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5.0 out of 5 starsBest Book on iOS Programming
By MA Reader on July 1, 2011
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I've tried a couple of other iOS and Cocoa books before, but this is the one that actually taught me how to write apps for the iPhone and iPad.

Some other books try to take shortcuts by teaching you "only what you need to know to get an app up and running" and neglect basic concepts which are required to understand the copied-and-pasted samples. This book eschews that approach. The author takes the time to explain the fundamentals of Objective-C and Cocoa, gradually building up so that you are always confident that you understand what's going on. A good test for me of understanding a concept is whether I'm able to explain it to others. I found that while studying this book, after I finished each chapter, I could indeed explain what I learned to my collaborators.

This book is not only great for learning the basics of programming for iOS, it also goes into some detail about more advanced topics in the latter chapters.

I really can't say enough good things about this book. I managed to write my first (fairly sophisticated) iPhone app after reading it, and I had a great time doing so. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMatt Neuberg is a top class tech writer
By Dr. Markus Winter on July 8, 2011
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The first book I bought from Matt Neuberg was "REALbasic - The Definitive Guide" (in 2002 I think). I bought every REALbasic book which ever came on the market, but even now (when the book is so outdated as to be Win3.1 to Windows 7 or MacOS 7 to MacOS X Lion) it is still by far the best book on REALbasic programming. Just imagine a book on MacOS 7 / Win3.1 programming which is so good that it is even now the best book on MacOS X Lion / Windows programming.

So with this in mind I ordered his iOS4 book - and after just a few days I can already say this is the book to get. Despite my high expectations I wasn't being disappointed - like his "REALbasic - TDG) this book is also a definitive guide. He doesn't just show you what to do, he explains why you do it and why you'd want to do it. I have 7 books on how to program in X-Code, Objective C, iOS - but they just don't compare to this one. Matt Neuberg should have just called it "The definitive guide" again ;-)
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5.0 out of 5 starsBest of the lot
By Jonathan Lundell on June 9, 2011
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I bought a stack of iOS books when I decided to write my first iPhone app about six months ago. I wish that this one had been in the stack; it's by a wide margin the best of the lot. Coverage of "fundamentals", including Objective-C, Xcode 4 and the App Store, is solid and useful. But where the book really shines is in its solid coverage of Cocoa Touch and its frameworks. Matt obviously knows from experience what he's writing about.

My list of iOS development essentials has expanded to three: Apple's documentation library, Stack Overflow, and Programming iOS 4.
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4.0 out of 5 starsiOS 4/XCode 4 explained
By mko on July 26, 2011
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Programming iOS 4 is one of the publications available on market that are devoted to iOS related programming. And I was quite impressed when I was reading it. First of all, it is based not only on iOS 4 but on XCode 4 as well. This is huge advantage because you don't have to think about transition between XCode 3 and XCode 4 while reading the book. Not only book is based on the XCode, but Matt provides you with an introduction to the tool. This way you can get familiar with it fairly easy. You will find information regarding how to access documentation, how to deal with code snippets, how to deal with code completion (BTW - if you are moving from any other IDE I suggest replacing Esc with Ctrl+space for code completion being invoked), static analysis of the code. It's a pity that this is another book where Instruments are not explained in greater details.

iOS development is based on Objective-C, which means that you have to get familiar with it when you move on from Java/C# world. Matt provides you with an introduction to the language. This section contain basic information related to C and Objective-C. Be warned here. I'd definitely suggest to buy some solid C guide - like a classic "C Language" by K&R. The same situation relates to Objective-C, go and buy something that is entirely devoted to language itself - Programming in Objective-C by G. Kochan would be good idea. However, this is not mandatory. If you need just a brief overview of the language, Matt provides all you need here. However, there are small issues in C introduction. Matt refers to "nil" which is not C standard - it is introduced by Objective-C. The same refers to NSString object. As far as I recall, you can't use them in pure C.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat book, but you may need to read it twice

When I picked up this book, I had never done any Objective-C programming, didn't know what XCode or Cocoa were, and had never tried developing on a Mac at all. Read more

Published on March 15, 2012 by Joshua Davies
5.0 out of 5 starsNeuberg rocks!

I have to wholeheartedly concur with the other reviews praising Matt Neuberg, as a tech writer par excellance. He is. Read more

Published on February 4, 2012 by An Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsSuperb book that is deep and authoritative

This book is superb -- lucid, authoritative, and unusually deep.

What do I mean by deep? There are lots of iOS books, but many of them are organized around presenting... Read more

Published on February 1, 2012 by Alexis Gallagher
5.0 out of 5 starsFor learning iOS development and as a reference

This book on iOS 4 programming is a must-have for anyone who would be serious about learning iOS development. Read more

Published on December 22, 2011 by Daniel Wong
4.0 out of 5 starsGood book but some limits for experienced programmers

This book is good, and can be seen as complementary to some others you will need to buy if you really start programming under iOS. Read more

Published on November 28, 2011 by BEBDigitalAudio
5.0 out of 5 starsMust read book for all IOS developers

This book is great..anybody starting on IOS programming should go chapter by chapter reading and practicing. Read more

Published on October 25, 2011 by Srini
5.0 out of 5 starsSingle best overall book on IOS

I bought this book after purchasing a few others, including the Nerd Ranch one. Most often, other approaches go through mechanics without a clear explanation of concepts or... Read more

Published on October 25, 2011 by Fran G.
5.0 out of 5 starsYou may consider iBooks's version versus the Kindle's version

I skimmed through the book somewhat, and noticed it seems to present things in a pretty logical way and have color diagrams to illustrate its ideas in the Kindle and iBooks version... Read more

Published on October 19, 2011 by Epsilon Delta
2.0 out of 5 starsWhat a disappointment

The first chapters are well structured, the theory and complete examples that complement that theory made a very good first impression of it, but as you go forward in the reading... Read more

Published on October 14, 2011 by Patrizio Palazzetti
3.0 out of 5 starsGreat way to learn iPhone programming, but unnecessary detail in later...

Reading this on my Kindle was a great way to learn iPhone programming when I'm away from my computer. Read more

Published on October 8, 2011 by ATLtechie11

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