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Head First iPhone and iPad Development, 3rd Edition
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Head First iPhone and iPad Development, 3rd Edition

by Dan Pilone, Tracey Pilone
December 2013
Beginner
368 pages
8h 22m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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How to use this book: Intro

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In this section we answer the burning question: “So why DID they put that in an iOS development book?”

Who is this book for?

If you can answer “yes” to all of these:

  1. Do you have previous development experience?

  2. Do you want to learn, understand, remember, and apply important iOS design and development concepts so that you can write your own iOS apps?

    Note

    It definitely helps if you’ve already got some object-oriented chops, too. Experience with Mac development is helpful, but certainly not required.

  3. Do you prefer stimulating dinner party conversation to dry, dull, academic lectures?

this book is for you.

Who should probably back away from this book?

If you can answer “yes” to any of these:

  1. Are you completely new to software development?

  2. Are you already developing iOS apps and looking for a reference book on Objective-C?

    Note

    Check out Head First Programming for an excellent introduction to object-oriented development, and then come back and join us in iPhoneville.

  3. Are you afraid to try something different? Would you rather have a root canal than mix stripes with plaid? Do you believe that a technical book can’t be serious if there’s a TARDIS mentioned in it?

this book is not for you.

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[Note from marketing: this book is for anyone with a credit card.]

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