Learn Cocoa Touch for iOS

The Cocoa Touch frameworks and APIs are powerful tools for creating native iOS apps, and they're free with Xcode, Apple's development environment. If you've already gotten your feet wet with Objective-C, and you're ready to learn more about iOS development, then Learn Cocoa Touch for iOS is the book for you.

You'll learn on the job - building cool apps as you read through the book that will teach you what you need to know to use Cocoa Touch and prepare you for creating your own apps.

Learn Cocoa Touch for iOS shows you how to use frameworks like MapKit, Twitter, and MediaPlayer. You'll also learn about hardware APIs so you can get the most out of your accelerometer, camera, and more. You'll even learn about more advanced features like Grand Central Dispatch.

• A home inventory management system
• A live-updating Twitter client
• A photo browser with an animated slideshow

If you're ready for the next step toward becoming a Cocoa Touch master, this is the book for you.

Author: Jeff Kelley
Publisher: Apress
Published: 06/29/2012
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.82d
ISBN13: 9781430242697
ISBN10: 1430242698
BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Programming | Macintosh
- Computers | Programming | Object Oriented
- Computers | Software Development & Engineering | General

About the Author
Jeff Kelley is an iOS developer for Detroit Labs in Detroit, MI. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Philosophy, working as a Mac developer for the University while in school. Jeff has been programming for iOS since it was called iPhone OS, and is a regular speaker at CocoaHeads Ann Arbor and local conferences.