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Copyright 2011 by Brandon Alexander, J. Bradford Dillon, and Kevin Y. Kim
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To Erin and Sage, the most beautiful girls in my life. Lub.
Brandon Alexander
To my wife Jennifer, and our kids, Nevaeh and Jack.
J. Bradford Dillon
To Annie, for all her love and support.
Kevin Y. Kim
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About the Authors
Brandon Alexander is an iOS developer, writer and conference speaker living in Decatur, Georgia with his wife and daughter. Brandon began iOS development in 2008 and has spoken at several conferences. As a developer, Brandon enjoys making technology transparent to users and elegantly useful; as a speaker and writer, he loves teaching others about technology so that they can do the same. When he's not coding, writing or speaking at conferences, Brandon enjoys magic and photography. He can be found on twitter at @whilethis
and via email at brandon.alexander@gmail.com
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Coming from an autodidactic background, Brad Dillon taught himself the technologies of his trade, working his way through web development, animation, and other desktop-based interactive platforms, finally finding his home in touchscreen interface development. Since the iPhone SDK launched, Brad has been building apps for iOS devices full time. With a passion for user experience and a deep understanding of the technologies at play, Brad has helped to build solutions that bridge the gap between the devices, users, and global brands. He can be found online at http://jbradforddillon.com
, and followed on Twitter at @jbradforddillon
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Kevin Y. Kim is a founder and partner of AppOrchard LLC, a Tipping Point Partners company focused on sustainable iOS development. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, he was first exposed to the NeXTStep computer (the ancestor of today's iPhone) while a programmer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and has been hooked ever since. His career has spanned finance, government, biotech and technology, including Apple where he managed the Apple Enterprise Services team for the New York metro area. He resides in the Alphabet City section of New York City with his wife and a clowder of rescued cats.