With Advanced i OS 4 Programming, developers have the expert
guidance they need to create amazing applications for Apple’s
i Phone, i Pad, and i Pod touch.
Inside, veteran mobile developer Dr. Maher Ali begins with a
foundation introduction to Objective C and Cocoa Touch programming,
and then guides readers through building apps with Apple’s i Phone
SDK 4 – including coverage of the major categories of new
APIs and building apps for the new Apple i Pad.
This book concentrates on illustrating GUI concepts
programmatically, allowing readers to fully appreciate the complete
picture of i OS 4 development without relying on Interface Builder.
In addition, Interface Builder is covered in several chapters.
Advanced i OS 4 Programming delves into more advanced
topics going beyond the basics of i OS 4 development, providing
comprehensive coverage that will help you get your apps to the App
Store quicker.
Key features include:
* Objective-C programming language and runtime
* Interface Builder
* Building advanced mobile user interfaces
* Collections
* Cocoa Touch
* Core Animation and Quartz 2D
* Model-view-controller (MVC) designs
* Developing for the i Pad
* Grand Central Dispatch
* Parsing XML documents using SAX, DOM, and Touch XML
* Working with the Map Kit API
* Remote and Local Push Notification
* Blocks (closures) in Objective-C
* Building advanced location-based applications
* Developing database applications using the SQLite engine
* Game Kit framework
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Maher Ali (Plano, TX) is a software developer working for a large online travel site, where he builds mobile travel applications for a variety of platforms including i Phone. Previously, Maher served as a developer for Bell Labs where he focused on mobile communications. He has more than 15 years experience as a software developer and is a senior member of the IEEE.