iOS 5 Programming Pushing the Limits: Developing Extraordinary Mobile Apps for Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

by Rob Napier, Mugunth Kumar

Overview

Open the door to endless new app development possibilities

Pushing the Limits with iOS 5 Programming is an expert guide for developers aiming to create unique applications for Apple's iPad 2, iPhone, and the iPod Touch, which includes the latest version of the Apple iPhone SDK, iOS 5. This text goes beyond the basics to keep you ahead of the technology curve and spark your innovative nature to create seamless, functional, and fun apps. With a focus on advanced techniques for app development, you will learn to differentiate your apps from all the rest.

With this must-have book, you'll explore advanced coverage of a variety of development topics, such as developing with deep Objective-C, while you learn to create amazing applications for Apple's iPad 2, iPhone, and iPod touch. Veteran mobile developers and authors guide you through maximizing your programs as they delve into topics not commonly found elsewhere.

• Provides a solid foundation in the patterns of iOS
• Shares tips for running on multiple platforms and best using security services
• Discusses topics such as controlling multitasking, advanced text layout and more
• Demonstrates how to think differently with blocks and functional programming
• Teaches table view, performance, and money-making optimization
• Eliminates common challenges with memory management and iOS information flow

Pushing the Limits with iOS 5 Programming allows you to take on the future with confidence in your new, stand-out app design skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119961598
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/07/2011
Series:	Pushing the Limits
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Rob Napier (Raleigh, NC) has been developing iPhone applications for as long as there has been an iPhone platform and helped develop the first iPad-only newspaper, The Daily. Rob is Technical Leader for Cisco System's OS X and iOS development team where he works on voice, video and chat clients. He muses on technical topics at Cocoaphony (robnapier.net).

Mugunth Kumar (Singapore) has worked as a software design engineer for Honeywell and General Electric, has developed bestselling Appstore apps, and has been quoted and linked by various iOS forums as a go-to source for developer info at blog.mugunthkumar.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: What's New 7

Chapter 1 The Brand New Stuff 9

Chapter 2 Getting Comfortable with Xcode 4 15

Part II: Getting the Most Out of Every-Day Tools 35

Chapter 3 Everyday Objective-C 37

Chapter 4 Hold On Loosely: Cocoa Design Patterns 55

Chapter 5 Getting Table Views Right 75

Chapter 6 Better Drawing 107

Chapter 7 Layers Like an Onion: Core Animation 135

Chapter 8 Tackling Those Pesky Errors 159

Part III: The Right Tool for the Job 173

Chapter 9 Controlling Multitasking 175

Chapter 10 REST for the Weary 189

Chapter 11 Batten the Hatches with Security Services 213

Chapter 12 Running on Multiple iPlatforms and iDevices 237

Chapter 13 Internationalization and Localization 251

Chapter 14 Selling Past the Sale with In App Purchases 263

Part IV: Pushing the Limits 279

Chapter 15 Cocoa's Biggest Trick: Key-Value Coding and Observing 281

Chapter 16 Think Diff erent: Blocks and Functional Programming 299

Chapter 17 Going Offline 315

Chapter 18 Fancy Text Layout 335

Chapter 19 Building a (Core) Foundation 355

Chapter 20 Deep Objective-C 371

Index 389