He is the owner and founder of GenieSoft Studios (http://www.geniesoftstudios.com/), a software development company based in Melbourne, Victoria.
Steven is an experienced software developer with more than 13 years of experience in developing desktop and web-based applications for a number of companies, including insurance, banking and finance, oil and gas, and local and state government.
Steven is always interested in emerging technologies, and is a member of the SQL Server Special Interest Group (SQLSIG) and the Java Community. Steven has been the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of SoftMpire Pvt Ltd, a company that focused primarily on developing business applications for iOS and Android platforms.
You can check out his blog at http://geniesoftstudios.com/blog/, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/GenieSoftStudio.
Acknowledgements
No book is the product of just the author - he just happens to be the one with his name on the cover.
A number of people contributed to the success of this book, and it would take more space than I have to thank each one individually. A special shout, out goes to Steven Wilding, my acquisition editor, who is the reason that this book exists. Thank you, Steven, for believing in me, and for being a wonderful guide throughout this process. I would like to thank Alka Nayak for ensuring that I stayed on track and got my chapters in on time.
I would also like to thank both my development editors: Shreerang Deshpande and Maitreya Bhakal for their brilliant suggestions on how to improve the chapters, and to Lubna Shaikh for the fantastic job she has done, ensuring that we met the timeframes and delivery for this book.
Lastly, to my reviewers, thank you so much for your valued suggestions and improvements, making this book what it is. I am grateful to each and every one of you.
Thank you also to the entire Packt Publishing team for working so diligently to help bring out a high quality product. Finally, a big thank you to the engineers at Apple for creating the iPhone and the iPad, and for providing developers with the tools to create fun and sophisticated applications. You guys rock.
Finally, I'd like to thank all of my friends for their support, understanding, and encouragement during the writing process. It is a privilege to know each one of you.
About the Reviewers
Cory Bohon is an indie developer, creating iOS and Mac software using many programming languages, including Objective-C, Java, and C/C++. He is also a technology blogger on http://www.maclife.com/, where he writes about Apple news, and Mac and iOS how tos.
Chris Gummer graduated with a Bachelor's of Science majoring in Computing Science and Statistics, in Sydney, Australia. For over a decade, he has developed various software systems across a range of industries. Currently living in London, UK he specializes in iOS application development. He has worked on high profile App Store applications and internal enterprise solutions for iOS devices. At the age of eight, Chris started programming in BASIC, and he still holds the same passion for programming almost thirty years later.
Thanh Huynh started his career as a LAMP developer, with over 10 years experience, and gradually moved into objective-C. Currently working as a freelance iOS developer, he has worked for two of the biggest media companies in the United Kingdom, News International and BSkyB, producing the Times iPad app and Sky Plus.
Robb Lewis is a web developer and student studying web technologies at Portsmouth University. Robb has a great interest in technology, specifically mobile technology, and is an Apple advocate. Robb also writes about software, technology, and the internet at http://therobb.com.
Dan Lingman got his start in programming back in grade 7, when, after seeing a Space Invaders arcade game, he signed up for a night school course in programming the Commodore Pet. This eventually led to a M.Sc. in Computer Science, with his thesis project being a 3D robotics simulator programming in Objective-C on a NeXTStation.
By day, he works for a licensing company, and by night teaches Java development. He also works on iOS development as the technical lead at NoGoToGames.
NoGoToGames is a small company focused on the development of interesting and genre-breaking iOS software. You can see what they are up to at http://www.nogotogames.com/.
I'd like to thank my wife, May, and my daughters, Katrina and Naomi for their patience while I worked on reviewing this book.