The Gourmet iOS Developer’s Cookbook offers a fresh banquet of delicious cutting-edge iOS programming recipes for projects both big and small. Renowned iOS programming expert Erica Sadun brings together reliable, proven code for creating today’s richest, most robust apps. Sadun presents innovative ways to make the most of AVFoundation, Text Kit, animation, adaptive interface programming, and much more. As in all of her iOS best-sellers, this pragmatic guide translates modern best practices into working code, distilling key concepts into recipes you can understand and build on. This is more than just cut-and-paste; using examples, Sadun offers a deep dive into the “how” and “why” of advanced iOS development. The code reflects iOS’s latest capabilities, and every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution. Coverage includes <ul>
<li>Providing advanced speech generation and barcode recognition features through AVFoundation</li> <li>Automatically updating app text presentation based on user preferences and expectations</li> <li>Extending rich, flexible text throughout your apps with UIKit and Text Kit</li> <li>Seamlessly migrating text designs between iOS screens and other destinations</li> <li>Generating attributed text strings from HTML sources</li> <li>Integrating real-world physics for exciting animations and interactions</li> <li>Creating better interfaces with dynamic animators--and overcoming their pitfalls</li> <li>Achieving greater visual impact with improved user alerts and popovers</li> <li>Implementing clever and compelling effects with non-rectangular views</li> <li>Building adaptive apps that gracefully respond to any iOS display, orientation, or screen</li> <li>Streamlining development with expert methods, functions, and techniques</li> <li>Exploring the core concepts you’ll need to migrate successfully to Swift</li> </ul>
 This book’s source code is frequently updated by the author and can be downloaded at https://github.com/erica/iOS-Gourmet-Cookbook.

The Gourmet iOS Developer's Cookbook: Even More Recipes for Better iOS App Development (Developer's Library)

Computers & Technology

Sadun, Erica

Programming

Addison-Wesley Professional

“This book would be a bargain at ten times its price! If you are writing iPhone software, it will save you weeks of development time. Erica has included dozens of crisp and clear examples illustrating essential iPhone development techniques and many others that show special effects going way beyond Apple’s official documentation.” —Tim Burks, iPhone Software Developer, TootSweet Software “Erica Sadun’s technical expertise lives up to the Addison-Wesley name. The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is a comprehensive walkthrough of iPhone development that will help anyone out, from beginners to more experienced developers. Code samples and screenshots help punctuate the numerous tips and tricks in this book.” —Jacqui Cheng, Associate Editor, Ars Technica “We make our living writing this stuff and yet I am humbled by Erica’s command of her subject matter and the way she presents the material: pleasantly informal, then very appropriately detailed technically. This is a going to be the Petzold book for iPhone developers.” —Daniel Pasco, Lead Developer and CEO, Black Pixel Luminance “The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK should be the first resource for the beginning iPhone programmer, and is the best supplemental material to Apple’s own documentation.” —Alex C. Schaefer, Lead Programmer, ApolloIM, iPhone Application Development Specialist, MeLLmo, Inc “Erica’s book is a truly great resource for Cocoa Touch developers. This book goes far beyond the documentation on Apple’s Web site, and she includes methods that give the developer a deeper understanding of the iPhone OS, by letting them glimpse at what’s going on behind the scenes on this incredible mobile platform.” —John Zorko, Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile Devices The iPhone and iPod touch aren’t just attracting millions of new users; their breakthrough development platform enables programmers to build tomorrow’s killer applications. If you’re getting started with iPhone programming, this book brings together tested, ready-to-use code for hundreds of the challenges you’re most likely to encounter. Use this fully documented, easy-to-customize code to get productive fast—and focus your time on the specifics of your application, not boilerplate tasks. Leading iPhone developer Erica Sadun begins by exploring the iPhone delivery platform and SDK, helping you set up your development environment, and showing how iPhone applications are constructed. Next, she offers single-task recipes for the full spectrum of iPhone/iPod touch programming jobs: <ul>
<li>Utilize views and tables</li> <li>Organize interface elements</li> <li>Alert and respond to users</li> <li>Access the Address Book (people), Core Location (places), and Sensors (things)</li> <li>Connect to the Internet and Web services</li> <li>Display media content</li> <li>Create secure Keychain entries</li> <li>And much more </li> </ul> You’ll even discover how to use Cover Flow to create gorgeous visual selection experiences that put scrolling lists to shame! This book is organized for fast access: related tasks are grouped together, and you can jump directly to the right solution, even if you don’t know which class or framework to use. All code is based on Apple’s publicly released iPhone SDK, not a beta. No matter what iPhone projects come your way, The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook will be your indispensable companion.

The iPhone Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK

Computer Science

“This book would be a bargain at ten times its price! If you are writing iPhone software, it will save you weeks of development time. Erica has included dozens of crisp and clear examples illustrating essential iPhone development techniques and many others that show special effects going way beyond Apple’s official documentation.” –Tim Burks, iPhone Software Developer, TootSweet Software “Erica Sadun’s technical expertise lives up to the Addison-Wesley name. The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is a comprehensive walkthrough of iPhone development that will help anyone out, from beginners to more experienced developers. Code samples and screenshots help punctuate the numerous tips and tricks in this book.” –Jacqui Cheng, Associate Editor, Ars Technica “We make our living writing this stuff and yet I am humbled by Erica’s command of her subject matter and the way she presents the material: pleasantly informal, then very appropriately detailed technically. This is a going to be the Petzold book for iPhone developers.” –Daniel Pasco, Lead Developer and CEO, Black Pixel Luminance “The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook should be the first resource for the beginning iPhone programmer, and is the best supplemental material to Apple’s own documentation.” –Alex C. Schaefer, Lead Programmer, ApolloIM, iPhone Application Development Specialist, MeLLmo, Inc. “Erica’s book is a truly great resource for Cocoa Touch developers. This book goes far beyond the documentation on Apple’s Web site, and she includes methods that give the developer a deeper understanding of the iPhone OS, by letting them glimpse at what’s going on behind the scenes on this incredible mobile platform.” –John Zorko, Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile Devices “I’ve found this book to be an invaluable resource for those times when I need to quickly grasp a new concept and walk away with a working block of code. Erica has an impressive knowledge of the iPhone platform, is a master at describing technical information, and provides a compendium of excellent code examples.” –John Muchow, 3 Sixty Software, LLC; founder, iPhoneDeveloperTips.com “This book is the most complete guide if you want coding for the iPhone, covering from the basics to the newest and coolest technologies. I built several applications in the past, but I still learned a huge amount from this book. It is a must-have for every iPhone developer.” –Roberto Gamboni, Software Engineer, AT&amp;T Interactive “It’s rare that developer cookbooks can both provide good recipes and solid discussion of fundamental techniques, but Erica Sadun's book manages to do both very well.” –Jeremy McNally, Developer, entp Want to get started building applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch? Already building iPhone applications and want to get better at it? This is the only book that brings together all the expert guidance–and the code–you’ll need! Completely revised and expanded to cover the iPhone 3.0 SDK, The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is the essential resource for developers building apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. Taking you further than before, this new edition starts out with an introduction to Objective-C 2.0 for developers who might be new to the platform. You’ll learn about Xcode and Interface Builder and learn how to set up and configure your iPhone Developer account. Additional highlights of this new edition include: Using the iPhone SDK’s visual classes and controllers to design and customize interfaces Using gestures, touches, and other sophisticated iPhone interface capabilities Making the most of tables, views, view controllers, and animations Alerting users with progress bars, audio pings, status bar updates, and other indicators Using new Push Notifications to send alerts, whether your app is running or not Playing audio and video with the MediaKit Working with the Address Book, Core Location, and Sensors Connecting to the Internet, Web services, and networks Embedding flexible maps with MapKit and Google Mobile Maps Building multiplayer games with GameKit Using Core Data to build data-driven applications Selling add-on content and services with In-App Purchasing using StoreKit Building accessible apps with Accessibility Plus The unique format of The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook presents the code you need to create feature-rich applications that leverage the latest features of the iPhone 3.0 SDK. Over 30,000 iPhone developers turned to the first edition of The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook. So should you!

The iphone Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications With the iPhone 3.0 SDK

***This is the updated and corrected edition ofThe iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook.*** The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition Covers iOS 5, Xcode 4.2, Objective-C 2.0’s ARC, LLVM, and more! In this book, bestselling author and iOS development guru Erica Sadun brings together all the information you need to quickly start building successful iOS apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Sadun has thoroughly revised this book to focus on powerful new iOS 5 features, the latest version of Objective-C, and the Xcode 4 development tools. The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition is packed with ready-made code solutions for the iOS 5 development challenges you’re most likely to face, eliminating trial-and-error and helping you build reliable apps from the very beginning. Sadun teaches each new concept and technique through robust code that is easy to reuse and extend. This isn’t just cut-and-paste: Using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of effective iOS 5 development. Sadun’s tested recipes address virtually every major area of iOS development, from user interface design to view controllers, gestures and touch, to networking and security. Every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution, without having to identify the right class or framework first. Coverage includes: <ul>
<li>Mastering the iOS 5 SDK, Objective-C essentials, and the iOS development lifecycle </li>
<li>Designing and customizing interfaces with Interface Builder and Objective-C </li>
<li>Organizing apps with view controllers, views, and animations featuring the latest Page View controllers and custom containers </li>
<li>Making the most of touch and gestures—including custom gesture recognizers </li>
<li>Building and using controls from the ground up </li>
<li>Working with Core Image and Core Text </li>
<li>Implementing fully featured Table View edits, reordering, and custom cells </li>
<li>Creating managed database stores; then adding, deleting, querying, and displaying data </li>
<li>Alerting users with dialogs, progress bars, local and push notifications, popovers, and pings </li>
<li>Requesting and using feedback </li>
<li>Connecting to networks and services, handling authentication, and managing downloads </li>
<li>Deploying apps to devices, testers, and the App Store</li> </ul>

The Ios 5 Developer's Cookbook: Core Concepts and Essential Recipes for Ios Programmers (Developer's Library)

Covers iOS 7 and Xcode 5 Learning iOS Developmentis the perfect first book for every new iOS 7 developer. It delivers a complete foundation for iOS development, including an introduction to the Objective-C language, Xcode development tools, best-practice user interface development, and best practices for all aspects of app development and deployment. Throughout Learning iOS Development, you explore the iOS development process as you create and expand a handy car valet app. The hands-on projects enable you to create meaningful code as soon as possible, building confidence and mastery. The annotated code listings work with all the latest iOS technology, so you’ll be ready to jump into this exciting development field. With Learning iOS Development, it’s easy to learn at your own pace, on your own--or to deepen the knowledge you may be gaining in a classroom or workplace. Coverage includes <ul>
<li>Installing all the tools, programs, and devices you need to create iOS apps</li> <li>Building your first app and mastering the essentials of Objective-C</li> <li>Making the most effective use of device memory</li> <li>Storyboarding your interface and connecting it to your underlying code</li> <li>Using Auto Layout to support devices with different sizes and orientations</li> <li>Managing app data with Core Data</li> <li>Creating sophisticated custom gestures</li> <li>Deploying your app through Apple’s App Store</li> <li>Quickly localizing your app for multiple languages and countries</li> <li>Implementing scrolling, navigation, table views, and other core iOS features</li> <li>Mastering advanced table views and navigation, including iPad split views</li> <li>Passing code encapsulated in blocks for communicating between parts of your app and with the system</li> <li>Tuning and debugging your apps for the best performance and quality </li> <li>Discovering great resources to take your next steps as an iOS developer</li> </ul>

Learning iOS Development: A Hands-on Guide to the Fundamentals of iOS Programming

Strougo, Rod

Sharp, Maurice

The Core iOS 6 Developer’s Cookbook brings together reliable, proven solutions for the heart of day-to-day iOS 6 development. World-renowned iOS programming expert Erica Sadun covers all the classes you’ll need to create successful iOS 6 mobile apps with standard APIs and interface elements and take full advantage of iOS 6 graphics, touches, and views. As in her previous bestselling iOS books, Sadun translates today’s development best practices into working code, distilling key concepts into concise recipes that are easy to understand and transfer into your own projects. This isn’t just cut-and-paste; using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of effective iOS 6 development. All code has been fully revised and extensively tested to reflect the latest iOS 6 features and the newest iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch capabilities. Throughout, every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution, without having to identify the right class or framework first. Coverage includes <ul>
<li>Supporting direct user input through multitouch and gestures, including custom gesture recognizers</li> <li>Building, customizing, and using iOS 6 controls</li> <li>Alerting users via popup dialogs, progress bars, local notifications, popovers, audio pings, and other techniques</li> <li>Assembling views and animation, organizing view hierarchies, and understanding how views work together</li> <li>Using iOS 6’s breakthrough autolayout constraints system to simplify support for multiple screen geometries controlling keyboards, making onscreen elements “text aware,” and efficiently scanning and formatting text</li> <li>Using view controllers to organize your users’ workspaces</li> <li>Managing photos, videos, email, text messages, and iOS 6-enhanced social media updates</li> <li>Implementing VoiceOver accessibility to reach even more users</li> <li>Organizing apps simply and intuitively with tables and adding flexibility with iOS 6’s brand new collection views</li> <li>Getting started with Core Data managed data stores</li> <li>Leveraging iOS 6’s powerful networking and web services support</li> </ul>

The Core Ios 6 Developer's Cookbook: Core Recipes for Programmers (Developer's Library)

The Advanced iOS 6 Developer’s Cookbook brings together reliable, proven solutions for cutting-edge iOS 6 development. World-renowned iOS expert Erica Sadun covers device-specific development, document/data sharing, Core Text, networking, image processing, onboard cameras, audio, Address Book, Core Location, GameKit,StoreKit, push notifications, and more. As in her previous bestselling iOS books, Sadun translates today’s development best practices into working code, distilling key concepts into concise recipes that are easy to understand and transfer into your own projects. This isn’t just cut and paste. Using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of advanced and specialized iOS 6 development. All code is tested with iOS 6 features and iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch capabilities. Throughout, every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution without having to identify the right class or framework first. Coverage includes <ul>
<li>Testing device properties so your app can take full advantage of the iOS unit it’s running on</li> <li> Seamlessly sharing documents and data across apps and moving control between apps</li> <li> Presenting exceptionally attractive text with freeform text typesetting</li> <li> Building touch-based apps that leverage Bezier curves, splines, and other geometric tools</li> <li> Securing network apps via authentication, system keychains, and OAuth</li> <li> Accessing and processing image data to create special effects</li> <li> Integrating live camera feeds and user snapshots</li> <li> Presenting audio to users and enabling them to interact with it</li> <li> Effectively using Address Book frameworks and GUI classes</li> <li> Building advanced location apps with Core Location geopositioning and MapKit</li> <li> Creating connected game play with GameKit/Game Center: device-to-device networking, shared leaderboards, and Internet-based matches</li> <li> Integrating secure in-app purchasing with StoreKit</li> <li> Communicating with users from web-based services via push notifications</li> </ul>

The Advanced iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook (4th Edition) (Developer's Library)

The Must-Have Promotion Guide for Every App and Hardware Developer! Developing your product took lots of hard work over months, nights, and weekends filled with blood, sweat, and tears. Don’t abandon it now. Shower your app with the quality promotion it deserves! Erica Sadun and Steve Sande help you earn strong app reviews that can transform sales from lackluster to blockbuster. As leading tech bloggers, they know exactly what reviewers are looking for. Now, they deliver simple step-by-step advice to position your product, build key relationships, and sell your story. Packed with real case studies from their overflowing inboxes, they reveal where developers can go wrong and when they’ve gotten it right. Great tech promotion doesn’t need to cost a lot. You can do it yourself, even if you’ve never marketed anything before. It just takes a little time, thought, and the skills you learn in this book. • Peek behind the curtain to learn how web review sites really work • Get your product into shape and ready for your marketing push • Craft great pitches that sell your excitement and explain your product’s key features and appeal • Lead reviewers “by the hand” with simple, succinct language • Avoid common mistakes that kill your chances for a review • Create the essential PR support material your product needs • Respond productively to both good and negative coverage • Keep bloggers in the loop about what you’ll be doing next Includes exclusive worksheets and checklists for: • Profiling potential customers • Evaluating competitors • Estimating market size • Writing and checking your pitch • Tracking and targeting bloggers

Pitch Perfect: The Art of Promoting Your App on the Web

Sande, Steve

The best place to start iOS application development The Core iOS Developer’s Cookbook provides ready-to-use code solutions for common iOS challenges, providing recipes that help you master the core technology at the heart of iOS. Renowned iOS programming expert Erica Sadun and top iOS developer Rich Wardwell cover the topics you need to create successful mobile applications that take full advantage of iOS graphics, touches, and views. As in all of Sadun’s iOS bestsellers, The Core iOS Developer’s Cookbook translates modern best practices into working code, distilling key concepts into concise recipes you can easily understand and apply to your own projects. This isn’t just cut-and-paste; using examples, Sadun and Wardwell fully explain both the “how” and “why” that underscore effective and successful iOS development. Coverage includes 
<ul>
<li> Creating direct touch-based interfaces with multi-touch, gestures, and custom gesture recognizers </li> <li> Building and customizing controls in powerful ways </li> <li> Adding novel motion effects </li> <li> Alerting users via pop-ups, progress bars, local notifications, popovers, audio cues, and more </li> <li> Using Xcode modules to easily integrate system frameworks and headers </li> <li> Assembling views and animation, organizing view hierarchies, and understanding how views work together </li> <li> Supporting multiple screen geometries with the breakthrough Auto Layout constraints system </li> <li> Controlling keyboards, making onscreen elements “text aware,” and efficiently scanning and formatting text </li> <li> Organizing user workspaces with view controllers </li> <li> Managing photos, videos, email, and text messages </li> <li> Leveraging enhanced iOS support for social media activities, including Flickr and Vimeo </li> <li> Implementing VoiceOver accessibility, including text-to-speech </li> <li> Getting started with Core Data-managed data stores </li> <li> Leveraging powerful networking and web services support </li> <li> Using APIs to enhance the user experience </li>
</ul>

The Core iOS Developer's Cookbook (5th Edition) (Developer's Library): Core Recipes for Programmers (Developer's Library)

AddisonWesley Professional

Completed Updated for iOS 7 and Xcode 5 Auto Layout transforms the way you create iOS user interfaces. As flexible as it is powerful, Auto Layout gives you unprecedented control over your iOS user interfaces. But Auto Layout has a reputation for difficulty. In iOS Auto Layout Demystified, Second Edition, world-renowned iOS developer and author Erica Sadun strips away the confusion, helping you gain Auto Layout mastery the easiest way possible: by example. Fully updated for iOS 7 and Xcode 5, this tutorial delivers everything Sadun’s guides are famous for: clear explanations, expert tips, proven best practices--and, above all, plenty of code to learn from and reuse. Step by step, Sadun explains how Auto Layout “thinks,” how it works, where it fits, and why it’s more useful (and simpler) than you ever imagined. She offers practical solutions for a wide variety of real-world iOS development challenges, plus innovative ways to use Auto Layout to build interactive elements, animations, and more. If you’re an experienced iOS developer, this guide will expand your design possibilities, helping you build apps that are superbly usable and intuitive and stand out even in the most crowded marketplace. Coverage includes <ul>
<li>Mastering Auto Layout’s basic concepts, techniques, and approach</li> <li>Defining unambiguous, satisfiable constraints that express your layout exactly how you intend</li> <li>Overcoming obstacles to constraint-based user interface design in Interface Builder</li> <li>Using visual formatting to express how items are laid out vertically and horizontally</li> <li>Making visual formats more flexible with metrics dictionaries and layout options</li> <li>Debugging constraints and deciphering those bewildering Xcode log messages</li> <li>Using descriptive techniques to uncover and express natural relationships in your design</li> <li>Applying iOS Auto Layout techniques in Mac OS X apps too</li> </ul>

iOS Auto Layout Demystified (Mobile Programming)

Addison-Wesley

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