Keeley Joe - Mastering iOS frameworks: beyond the basics

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Beyond the Basics, Second Edition

Kyle Richter
Joe Keeley

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I would like to dedicate this book to my co-workers who
continually drive me to never accept the first solution.

Kyle Richter

I dedicate this book to my wife, Irene, and two daughters,
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Joe Keeley

I have been working with the iPhone SDK (now iOS SDK) since the first beta released in 2008. At the time, I was focused on writing desktop apps for the Mac and hadnt thought much about mobile app development.

If you chose to be an early adopter, you were on your own. In typical Apple fashion, the documentation was sparse, and since access to the SDK required an NDAand, apparently, a secret decoder ringyou were on your own. You couldnt search Google or turn to StackOverflow for help, and there sure as hell werent any books out yet on the SDK.

In the seven years (yes, it really has been only seven years) since Apple unleashed the original iPhone on the world, weve come a long way. The iPhone SDK is now the iOS SDK. There are dozens of books and blogs and podcasts and conferences on iOS development. And ever since 2009, WWDC has been practically impossible to get into, making it even harder for developersold and newto learn about the latest features coming to the platform. For iOS developers, there is so much more to learn.

One of the biggest challenges I have as an iOS developer is keeping on top of all the components and frameworks available in the kit. The iOS HIG should help us with that, but it doesnt go far enoughdeep enough. Sure, now I can find some answers by searching Google or combing through StackOverflow; but, more often than not, those answers only explain the how and rarely the why, and they never provide the details you really need.

And this is what Kyle and Joe have done with this booktheyre providing the detail needed so you can fully understand the key frameworks that make up the iOS SDK.

Ive had the pleasure of knowing Kyle and Joe for a number of years. They are two of the brightest developers I have ever met. They have each written some amazing apps over the years, and they continuously contribute to the iOS development community by sharing their knowledgespeaking at conferences and writing other books on iOS development. If you have a question about how to do something in iOS, chances are good that Kyle and Joe have the answer for you.

But what makes these guys so awesome is not just their encyclopedic knowledge of iOS, but their willingness to share what they know with everyone they meet. Kyle and Joe dont have competitors, they have friends.