Posted by Michael on Jun 23, 2009 in
Events,
Learning Pragmatic Studios, the Apple and iPhone training people, have announced a new class to be help both in Reston, VA, from August 4 to 7th and Denver, CO, from August 25th through 28th. They bill this as a class that can help you, “turn your idea into a killer app by learning how to create iPhone applications from start to finish.”
According to their release:
Learn how to create dynamic, visually-appealing iPhone applications from two experienced iPhone developers in this 4-day, hands-on training course.
- Learn how to use the major tools and APIs in the iPhone SDK 3.0 and how they all fit together, to develop mobile applications like the pros.
- Get hands-on coding experience and answers to your questions so you can start creating your own iPhone application with confidence.
- Save time and frustration by focusing exclusively on iPhone development for four days with expert guidance.
You’ll come away from this Studio knowing Interface Builder, Xcode, Objective-C, Cocoa Touch programming, and the APIs included in the iPhone SDK 3.0. You’ll not just know how to use these powerful tools, you’ll also understand why things are the way they are. You’ll be ready to create your first iPhone application, or improve upon your existing application.
The Pragmatic Studio offers training on cutting-edge technologies from highly qualified authors and experts. Since 2005, over 1500 developers have learned Ruby, Rails, iPhone, and other timely topics in our training courses.
Also, don’t miss the iPhone Developer’s Roadmap on their site. Really some great advice in there.
Tags: development, iphone, Pragmatic Studios
Posted by Michael on May 25, 2009 in
Books,
Learning 
“The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK
,” by Erica Sadun, continues to appear in the top listings of Amazon.com’s Computer & Internet and Professional & Technical categories, according to an official report. Rather than using exhaustive documentation, The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook provides readers with the skills they need to build apps by presenting them with single-task recipes and clear, fully documented examples.
In the book, iPhone developer Erica Sadun begins by exploring the iPhone delivery platform and SDK, helping readers set up their development environment, and showing how iPhone applications are constructed. In the following chapters, Erica offers single-task recipes for the full spectrum of iPhone/iPod touch programming jobs, including:
- Utilize views and tables
- Organize interface elements
- Alert and respond to users
- Access the Address Book (people), Core Location (places), and Sensors (things)
- Connect to the Internet and Web services
- Display media content
- Create secure Keychain entries, and much more
The book also focuses on the most common issues new iPhone developers face, including laying out windows, responding to user interactions, accessing local data sources, and creating visual and audio notifications, according to the people at InformIT, the online home for Pearson’s information technology publishers. In keeping with the report in question, Erica’s book is also the top-selling electronic title through InformIT.
“This book would be a bargain at ten times its price!,” Tim Burks, iPhone software developer, TootSweet Software, said. “If you are writing iPhone software, it will save you weeks of development time. Erica has included dozens of crisp and clear examples illustrating essential iPhone development techniques and many others that show special effects going way beyond Apple’s official documentation.”
“Programming for the Macintosh operating system, and especially for the iPhone, is one of the most exciting, fastest growing, topics in technology. We meet incredibly talented developers nearly every day, who really enjoy sharing their knowledge, skills, and secrets with other developers,” Paul Boger, publisher, Pearson Technology Group, added. “Pearson is committed to helping our authors share their expertise, whether in print books, in eBooks, or in training. This is a wildly creative community, and we’re really happy to be a part of it.”
Check out The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK and let us know what you think!
Tags: Book Review, development, iphone, iPhone SDK
Posted by Michael on Feb 22, 2009 in
Software This really doesn’t strictly pertain to Mac development, but I found this article so interesting I though I would share it. Recently Smashing Magazine published a piece on 50 Beautiful and User-Friendly Navigation Menus. I spent quite log time going to each of the links and checking out the action of the menus in question. While some weren’t really my style, they were all attractive, different and thought provoking.
What I really took away from this article is that we need to re-examine the mundane components of the software and websites we develop. While maintaining the usability and intuitiveness, we need to come up with creative ways to reinterpret what we are doing. Too often we accept defaults or just do things as we have always done them. But we need to stop, look at what we are creating, and ask ourselves, “what would make this program easier to use,” or “what would make this website fun and attractive while adding to its message?”
I guess the real bottom line is architect vs construction crew. Are you taking the time to architect a well rounded solution when you build something, or are you jumping right in with your standard bag of tools and doing the same thing over and over. Food for thought.
Tags: development, Web Development
Posted by Michael on Oct 9, 2008 in
Events,
iPhone Apple technology evangelists will soon be traveling the globe to bring iPhone application development expertise to a city near you. (As long as you don’t live in the Southeastern US.) Learn about the tools and technologies you’ll use to create great iPhone applications, then work with the experts to optimize your code, refine your user interface, and apply the knowledge you gain from the sessions.
Whether you’re new to iPhone development, a seasoned professional, or an IT pro, you’ll find a session designed just for you. Plus, learn how to get your application in front of millions of users on the App Store.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity. The event is free, but space is limited. Register for an iPhone Tech Talk today.
Tags: apple, development, Tech Talk
Posted by Michael on Oct 2, 2008 in
iPhone Posted this morning to the Apple Developer’s site…
We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software.
We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology, the NDA added yet another level of protection. We put it in place as one more way to help protect the iPhone from being ripped off by others.
However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software. Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.
Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter.
Hurray! It is about time, and a great thing!
Tags: apple, development, iphone, nda
Posted by Michael on Aug 2, 2008 in
Events,
iPhone iPhoneDevCamp is currently going on at the Adobe campus in San Francisco. If you are like me and couldn’t make it out there, you will be interested to know that many of the proceedings are being broadcast live.
Guest access is blocked during non-event hours, but you can tune in for the Introductions at 7pm on Friday night, the Keynote Forum at 930am Saturday, the Sunday Keynote at 10am, and the Hackathon Contest starting at 2pm on Sunday.
Tune in live by clicking here, or just go to the iPhoneDevCamp site and follow their links.
Tags: Adobe, development, iphone, iPhoneDevCamp
