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Making Everything Easier! With iPhone® Application Development for Dummies, Second Edition, you'll learn to: Design small- or large-scale iPhone applications for profit or fun Create new iPhone apps using Xcode® Get your applications into the App Store Work with frameworks Got a good idea? Turn it into an app, have some fun, and pick up some cash! Make the most of the new 3.1 OS and Apple's Xcode 3.2! Neal Goldstein shows you how, and even illustrates the process with one of his own apps that's currently being sold. Even if you're not a programming pro, you can turn your bright idea into an app you can market, and Neal even shows you how to get it into the App Store! Mobile is different ? learn what makes a great app for mobile devices and how an iPhone app is structured What you need ? download the free Software Development Kit, start using Xcode, and become an «official» iPhone developer The nitty-gritty ? get the hang of frameworks and iPhone architecture Get busy with apps ? discover how to make Xcode work for you to support app development Off to the store ? get valuable advice on getting your apps into the App Store Want to go further? ? explore what goes into industrial-strength apps Open the book and find: What it takes to become a registered Apple developer How to debug your app What's new in iPhone 3.1 and Xcode 3.2 What goes into a good interface for a small device How applications work in the iPhone environment Why you must think like a user What the App Store expects of you What makes a great iPhone app Visit the companion Web site at www.dummies.com/go/iphoneappdevfd2e for source code and additional information on iPhone app development.

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Start building iPhone apps today with this friendly guide, now in full color! Whether you're a beginning programmer who wants to build your first app or a professional developer looking to leverage the marketing power of the iPhone SDK, this book will help. It walks you through the basics for building a variety of iOS applications using Apple developer tools and covers the essential steps for creating apps that get accepted into the App Store. This new edition covers all the latest information, including key updates to iPad universal code and tips on developing specifically for mobile apps. Full-color illustrations make it easier to see exactly what will appear on your screen. Walks you through the fundamentals of developing a variety of applications for the iPhone Shows you how to use Apple's developer tools Delves into getting your apps into the App Store and selling them Addresses the universal code feature that allows you to develop apps and port them from the iPhone to the iPad and back Covers the latest updates for the iPad universal code and the new iPhone SDK No matter what your level of expertise may be, you'll be able to leverage the power of the iOS SDK with the advice in this full-color book. Note: Apple's iOS SDK tools are only accessible on Intel-powered Mac and MacBook devices.

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A step-by-step guide to understanding object-oriented programming with Objective-C As the primary programming language for iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS X applications, Objective-C is a reflective, object-oriented language that all programmers must know before creating apps. Assuming no prior programming language experience, this fun-and-friendly book provides you with a solid understanding of Objective-C. Addressing the latest version of Xcode, debugging, code completion, and more, veteran author Neal Goldstein helps you gain a solid foundation of this complex topic, and filters out any unnecessary intricate technical jargon. Assumes no prior knowledge of programming and keeps the tone clear and entertaining Explains complicated topics regarding Objective-C with clarity and in a straightforward-but-fun style that has defined the For Dummies brand for 20 years Features all material completely compliant with the latest standards for Objective-C and Apple programming Objective-C Programming For Dummies is the ideal beginner book if your objective is to venture into iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS X development for the first time!