iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 2nd Edition

Description

Updated and expanded to cover iOS 4, Xcode 4, and iPad development, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide leads you through the essential tools and techniques for developing iOS applications.

The guide is based on Big Nerd Ranch's popular iOS Bootcamp course and its well-tested teaching methodology. Concepts and coding are taught in tandem, and the result is instruction that is relevant and useful.

After completing this book, you will have the knowledge, the experience, and the confidence you need to tackle iOS projects of your own.

CONTENTS:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Simple iOS Application
Chapter 2: Objective-C
Chapter 3: Memory Management
Chapter 4: Delegation and Core Location
Chapter 5: Map Kit and Text input
Chapter 6: Subclassing UIView
Chapter 7: View Controllers (Low Memory Warnings)
Chapter 8: The Accelerometer
Chapter 9: Notification and Rotation
Chapter 10: UITableView and UITableViewController
Chapter 11: Editing UITableView
Chapter 12: UINavigationController
Chapter 13: Camera
Chapter 14: UIPopoverController and UISplitViewController (New)
Chapter 15: Saving, Loading and Multitasking
Chapter 16: Subclassing UITableViewCell
Chapter 17: Core Data (New)
Chapter 18: Localization
Chapter 19: Settings
Chapter 20: Touch Events and UIResponder
Chapter 21: Instruments
Chapter 22: Core Animation Layers
Chapter 23: Controlling Animation with CAAnimation
Chapter 24: Blocks and Categories (New)
Chapter 25: Web Services and UIWebView (New)
Chapter 26: UISplitViewController (New)
Chapter 27: Media Playback and Background Execution
Chapter 28: Bonjour and Web Servers (New)
Chapter 29: Push Notifications and Networking (New)
Chapter 30: Afterword