Tom Harrington & Kirby Turner 
Learning iPad Programming [PDF ebook] 
A Hands-On Guide to Building iPad Apps

"Not many books have a single project that lives and evolves through the entire narrative. The reason not many books do this is because it is difficult to do well. Important toolkit features get shoehorned in weird places because the author didn’t do enough up-front design time. This book, though, takes you from design, to a prototype, to the Real Deal. And then it goes further." -Mark Dalrymple, cofounder of Cocoa Heads, the international Mac and i Phone programmer community; author of Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide Learning i Pad Programming, Second Edition, will help you master all facets of i Pad programming with Apple’s newest tools. Its in-depth, hands-on coverage fully addresses the entire development process, from installing the i OS SDK through coding, debugging, submitting apps for Apple’s review, and deployment. Extensively updated for Apple’s newest i OS features and Xcode 4.x updates, this book teaches i Pad programming through a series of exercises centered on building Photo Wheel, a powerful personal photo library app. As you build Photo Wheel, you’ll gain experience and real-world insights that will help you succeed with any i Pad development project. Leading i OS developers Kirby Turner and Tom Harrington introduce the essentials of i OS development, focusing on features that are specific to i Pad. You’ll find expert coverage of key topics many i OS development books ignore, from app design to Core Data. You’ll also learn to make the most of crucial i OS and Xcode features, such as Storyboarding and Automatic Reference Counting (ARC), and extend your app with web services and the latest i Cloud synching techniques. Learn how to Build a fully functional app that uses Core Data and i Cloud synching Use Storyboarding to quickly prototype a functional UI and then extend it with code Create powerful visual effects with Core Animation and Core Image Support Air Print printing and Air Play slideshows Build collection views and custom views, and use custom segues to perform custom view transitions Download the free version of Photo Wheel from the App Store today! Import, manage, and share your photos as you learn how to build this powerful app.