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Neal Goldstein is a recognized leader in making state-of-the-art and cuttingedge technologies practical for commercial and enterprise development. He was one of the fi rst technologists to work with commercial developers at fi rms such as Apple Computer, Lucasfi lm, and Microsoft to develop commercial applications using object-based programming technologies. He was a pioneer in moving that approach into the corporate world for developers at Liberty Mutual Insurance, USWest (now Verizon), National Car Rental, EDS, and Continental Airlines, showing them how object-oriented programming could solve enterprise-wide problems. His book (with Jeff Alger) on objectoriented development, Developing Object-Oriented Software for the Macintosh (Addison Wesley, 1992), introduced the idea of scenarios and patterns to developers. He was an early advocate of the Microsoft .NET framework, and successfully introduced it into many enterprises, including Charles Schwab. He was one of the earliest developers of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), and as Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology and the Chief Architect at Charles Schwab, he built an integrated SOA solution that spanned the enterprise, from desktop PCs to servers to complex network mainframes. (He holds three patents as a result.) As one of IBM's largest customers, he introduced them to SOA at the enterprise level and encouraged them to head in that direction. He is currently leading an iPhone startup that is developing an application to help minimize the cost (and pain) of global travel for both leisure and corporate travelers.

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Create cool apps for your iPhone and distribute your creations to others

Even if you're not an experienced programmer, you'll be delighted to see how easy it is to build applications for the iPhone. All you need is an idea and a little bit of programming knowledge ? and this book, of course. Here, step by step, is how to develop apps using Objective-C. Let's begin!

• What is this thing? ? get the full view of what the iPhone was designed to do, what users want it to do, and what you have to work with

• Get your credentials ? sign up to be a registered iPhone developer and explore the SDK

• Load your toolbox ? use the Xcode IDE: Interface Builder, iPhone Simulator, code editor, and debugger

• Make it happen ? set up your first project, set up the user interface, and implement view controls

• Fine-tune your application ? with content views and custom navigation buttons

• Give it life ? take your creation out of the simulator and follow all the proper steps to install and run it on your iPhone

• Go big-time ? compile your app for distribution and learn how to distribute it through the App Store

Open the book and find:

• How iPhone applications actually work

• What makes a great iPhone app

• How to use design patterns

• All about nib files

• What goes into a good interface for a small device

• How to easily access iPhone documentation

• Tips for managing memory

• How to provide maximum functionality