Sams Teach Yourself iOS 5 Application Development in 24 Hours, 3/E

by John Ray

In just 24 sessions of one hour each, learn how to build powerful applications for today’s hottest handheld the iPhone and iPad! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iOS 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 5, Xcode 4.2+, Storyboards, iPhone, iPad, and More! Additional files and updates available online

800 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chapters bookstore. Not useful to me.

[Charlie Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far so good. I'm about half-way through this, but am now switching to the new edition (iOS 6) that just came out.

[Kitx · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introductory book. Simple and practical.