iOS Programming (iPhone/iPad) for Programmers

• Previous development experience

All the skills and knowledge you need to make your first iPhone/iPad application using the latest iOS SDK and tools.

The environment

The iPhone Developer program and the tools (SDK, Xcode, IB, the iPhone/iPad simulator)

The language

• Essential Objective-C
• Using existing Cocoa classes and writing your own
• The essential patterns

Performance and debugging

• Memory management
• Performance improvements
• Debugging and troubleshooting
• Multitasking
• Multithreading essential

The User Experience

• The application templates
• The UI Controls
• Creating different multi-view applications
• The different gestures
• UX rules and guidelines

Data management

• Saving state
• SQLite
• XML
• Core Data
• Settings

Multimedia control and some special features

• The camera API
• The image picker
• Playing and recording video
• Playing and recording audio
• The accelerometer
• The proximity sensor
• Notifications and the Event Kit
• Quick intro on how to make 2D and 3D animations

Making location aware applications

• Using core location

Targets and application types

• iPhone vs iPad development
• Universal applications
• Intro to Web applications with HTML5 and CSS3
• Interacting with a service
• Hybrid applications

Delivering it to the public

• Understanding iAd
• Releasing to the App Store - The short path