Beginning iOS Programming For Dummies

Introduction

Although iOS powers only about 13 percent of the smartphones used by people in the U.S., its use increases to 55 percent when you consider traffic over the Internet — because iOS devices are bought by people who use their devices frequently. In addition to its loyal users, iOS comes with a well-designed Objective-C–based SDK with rich functionality that makes developing apps straightforward and fun. In other words, iOS is a perfect target market for an innovative app developer. With that, welcome to this book.

About This Book

This book guides you through the iOS SDK and how to build high-quality applications using it. It focuses on iOS 7 and Xcode version 5 and is of significant value to software developers, regardless of their level of experience.

• If you're a software developer and want to understand how to apply object-oriented concepts, techniques, and principles to iOS development, this book is for you.
• If you're a software developer and have developed other kinds applications but not those for mobile devices, don’t worry. This book is a mobile applications primer that deals with resource conservation, network disconnection, change in location, hardware-software interaction, and more.
• If you're a software developer with experience in developing mobile applications and want to develop an equivalent iOS application (such as iPhone), you'll probably quickly understand the iOS programming model and then navigate on to the chapters you're most interested in.

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