Get Started Fast with iOS 7 Core Data App DevelopmentCovers iOS 7 and Xcode 5This is the first Core Data book to fully reflect Apple’s latest platform innovations, including its dramatic recent improvements to iCloud support. Hands-on from start to finish, it teaches you step-by-step as you create a modern data-driven iOS app using Storyboards, ARC, iOS 7, and Xcode 5.Tim Roadley introduces new patterns and best practices designed to overcome the fru...

Updated for OS X 10.9 Mavericks, iOS 7, and Xcode 5Programming in Objective-C is a concise, carefully written tutorial on the basics of Objective-C and object-oriented programming for Apple's iOS and OS X platforms.The book makes no assumptions about prior experience with object-oriented programming languages or with the C language (which Objective-C is based upon). Because of this, both beginners and experienced programmers alike can use t...

Write Truly Great iOS and OS X Code with Objective-C 2.0!Effective Objective-C 2.0 will help you harness all of Objective-C’s expressive power to write OS X or iOS code that works superbly well in production environments. Using the concise, scenario-driven style pioneered in Scott Meyers’ best-selling Effective C++, Matt Galloway brings together 52 Objective-C best practices, tips, shortcuts, and realistic code examples that are available ...

If you’re grounded in the basics of Swift, Xcode, and the Cocoa framework, this book provides a structured explanation of all essential real-world iOS app components. Through deep exploration and copious code examples, you’ll learn how to create views, manipulate view controllers, and add features from iOS frameworks.Create, arrange, draw, layer, and animate views that respond to touchUse view controllers to manage multiple screens of interfaceMaster inter...

Ready to build apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac now that Swift has landed? If you’re an experienced programmer who’s never touched Apple developer tools, this hands-on book shows you how to use the Swift language to make incredible iOS and OS X apps, using Cocoa and Cocoa Touch.Learn how to use Swift in a wide range of real-world situations, with Cocoa features such as Event Kit and Core Animation. You’ll pick up Swift language features and syntax along the way, and understand why us...

Use Xcode 5 to Write Great iOS and OS X Apps!Xcode 5 Start to Finish will help you use the tools in Apple’s Xcode 5 to improve productivity, write great code, and leverage the newest iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks features.Drawing on thirty years of experience developing for Apple platforms and helping others do so, Fritz Anderson shows you a complete best-practice Xcode workflow. Through three full sample projects, you’ll learn to integrate testing, sou...

Get up to speed on Cocoa and Objective-C, and start developing applications on the iOS and OS X platforms. If you don’t have experience with Apple’s developer tools, no problem! From object-oriented programming to storing app data in iCloud, the fourth edition of this book covers everything you need to build apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.You’ll learn how to work with the Xcode IDE, Objective-C’s Foundation library, and other developer tools such as Event Kit framework and Core...

This book is intended for iOS developers who are curious to learn about iBeacon and want to start building applications for iOS. You will gain everything you need to know to master indoor location functionality using Bluetooth beacon technology. No knowledge of iBeacon is assumed.

There\\'s no better way to learn Titanium than by using the platform to create apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android, and this tutorial lets you do exactly that. It\\'s a truly hands-on approach that covers all the essential bases.Key FeaturesWalk through the development of ten different mobile applications by leveraging your existing knowledge of JavaScriptAllows anyone familiar with some Object-oriented Programming (OOP), reusable components, AJAX closur...

Bring the power of functional programming to Swift to develop clean, smart, scalable and reliable applications.Key Features\[\*\]Written for the latest version of Swift, this is a comprehensive guide that introduces iOS, Web and macOS developers to the all-new world of functional programming that has so far been alien to them\[\*\]Get familiar with using functional programming alongside existing OOP techniques so you can get the best of both worlds and ...

Begin your iOS mobile application development journey with this accessible, practical guideKey Features\[\*\] Use Swift 3 and latest iOS 10 features to build awesome apps for iPhone and iPad\[\*\] Explore and use a wide range of Apple development tools to become a confident iOS developer\[\*\] From prototype to App Store—find out how to build an app from start to finish!Book DescriptionYou want to build iOS applications for i...

Embrace the Protocol-Oriented Programming paradigm, for better code maintainability and increased performance, with Swift programming.Key FeaturesLeverage the power of Protocol-Oriented Programming in your applicationsLeverage generics to create very flexible frameworksLearn how to implement common design patterns in a protocol-oriented wayBook DescriptionProtocol-oriented programming is an incredibly powerful concept at the ...