Feiler - iOS 6 Foundations

This edition first published 2013

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About the Author

Jesse Feiler is a developer, consultant, and author specializing in Apple technologies. He is the creator of Minutes Machine for iPad, the meeting management app available in Apples App Store. He is also Software Architect for PlattInfo, the network of walk-up touch-screen kiosks in downtown Plattsburgh, New York. As a consultant, he has worked with small businesses and nonprofits on projects such as production control, publishing, and project management, usually involving FileMaker.

His books include:

iWork For Dummies

Dashcode For Dummies

FileMaker Pro in Depth

Sams Teach Yourself Core Data in 24 Hours

Sams Teach Yourself Objective-C in 24 Hours

The Bento Book

He is heard regularly on WAMC Public Radio for the Northeasts The Roundtable. He is a member of the City of Plattsburgh Planning Board and the Saranac River Trail Advisory Committee. A native of Washington DC, he has lived in New York City and currently lives in Plattsburgh, NY.

He can be reached at northcountryconsulting.com.

The photos in Chapter 17 show one of the City of Plattsburghs PlattInfo kiosks. PlattInfo is a network of walk-up touch-screen kiosks powered by FileMaker. Jesse Feiler is Software Architect for PlattInfo. PlattInfo artwork by Kelly Chilton ( hey@kellychilton.com or www.kellychilton.com). You can find out more about PlattInfo at PlattInfo.com.

Author's Acknowledgments

Many people have helped to make this book possible. At Treehouse and Wiley, Chris Webb and Kezia Endsley, brought the book from the initial idea to fruition. My agent, Carole Jelen, as always has been creatively supportive as the book has proceeded.

The tech editor, Aaron Crabtree, was great to work with, and I appreciate his help enormously. (You can find Aaron on Twitter at @aaron_crabtree and on the web at www.tapdezign.com.) Notwithstanding the help of so many people, any errors are mine. If you do find an error, please contact me through northcountryconsulting.com so that we can correct it in the next printing. And if you register on northcountryconsulting.com, well let you know of any updates.

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Introduction

Getting Started with iOS 6 is easier than ever. Long-time iOS programmers who started programming with iPhone OS all those years ago (in 2007) might scarcely recognize the tools at their disposal. Some people thought that programming iPhoneand later, iPadwas just too hard. And maybe it was, but the engineers at Apple were working feverishly to transfer major aspects of app development from external developers to in-house Apple engineers. The process accelerated with iOS 5 and, with iOS 6, newcomers to iOS development have a wealth of riches in the frameworks and tools at your command.

Who Should Read This Book?

This book is for people who want to learn about developing iOS apps. It provides a hands-on tutorial for you to develop your first app. Some people will use the book to launch themselves on a career as an app developer. For others, the book will serve to introduce the basics of iOS. This means that managers, clients, marketers, and others who need to work with iOS can get up to speed.

The assumption in this book is that you know a programming language and the basics of computer programming and software development. You dont need an in-depth knowledge of a programming language, and, in some cases, that may actually be a disadvantage. It doesnt particularly matter which programming language youre familiar with, although if it is a modern object-oriented programming language such as C++, C#, Java Python, and Ruby, thats great. If you are familiar with the object-oriented features of Perl and PHP, that knowledge will help you along the way.

What about the basics of computer programming and software development? Many people (including many people in the technology world) dont understand how software is developed today. Unfortunately, you can still find many books and courses that begin by teaching you how to develop a basic program to do something like balance a checkbook. Leaving aside for the moment the fact that most people dont balance a checkbook manually any more (online banking has changed all that), if your goal is to build the next killer app in the music world or to manage a recycling center or whatever, that checkbook-balancing app may not be relevant. However, if you want to write innovative apps for the 21st Century and the great iOS operating system, this book is for you.