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"There are two things you need before you can begin to learn iPhone programming: 1. A Macintosh computer 2. Sams Teach Yourself iPhone Application Development in 24 Hours! This book does a wonderful job of breaking up the learning process into manageable chunks that will not bore you to death. Each chapter challenges you to use what you have learned, to ensure you have enough to move on to the next subject. It's the best way to learn iPhone programming!" --Bill Everhart "I spent months trying to get comfortable with iPhone development using whatever online resources I came across. However, in my experience nothing can compete with having a good-old-fashioned book to aid the learning process, and Sams Teach Yourself iPhone Application in 24Hours was just the book for me! Key concepts are carefully described, and even the novice programmer (like me) can follow with ease." --Marius Bjonness "With STY iPhone Application Development in 24, I was immediately productive as an iPhone developer. From XCode to provisioning to Objective C, this book makes learning easy because you are achieving goals even as you are just becoming familiar with the new concepts. I was live on iTunes very quickly because the book covers everything about the whole process, not just coding." --Mike Finley "If an iPhone developer (wannabe) needs to purchase one book - this should be it. I learned that after purchasing several other books. This book could have had several alternate titles (such as: First book for C/C++ developers, or iPhone Programming for the Beginners, or All You Need to Learn For Your First 100 Apps) since it is all this and more." -- Irtaza Barlas

Sams Teach Yourself iPhone (R) Application Development Second Edition John Ray Figures and code appear as they do in Xcode Covers iOS 4.0 and up, and iPhone 4 Additional files and updates available online In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful applications for today's hottest mobile device: the iPhone! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iPhone development environment to building great user interfaces, sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Printed in full color-figures and code appear as they do in Xcode Covers iOS 4.0 and up Learn the features of Xcode 3.2 and Interface Builder Prepare your system and iPhone for efficient development Get started quickly with Apple's Objective-C and Cocoa Touch Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development paradigm Design highly usable applications with interactive widgets and web-connected interfaces Use Table views to navigate structured data Build rotatable and resizable user interfaces Read and write data and create System Setting plug-ins Use the iPhone's media playback and recording capabilities Create map and location-based (GPS) services Sense motion and orientation with the iPhone's accelerometer and the iPhone 4 gyroscope Create universal applications that run on the iPhone and iPad Write background-aware multitasking applications Distribute your applications through the App Store http://teachyourselfiphone.com