April 2014
Beginner
576 pages
12h 53m
English
Content preview from iOS App Development For Dummies
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Chapter 1
What Makes a Great iOS App
In This Chapter
Figuring out what makes an insanely great iOS app
Discovering the iOS features that can inspire you
Understanding Apple’s expectations for iOS apps
Making a plan for developing iOS software
July 10, 2008.
That was the day the App Store opened. The next day, Apple launched the iPhone 3G, which came with the brand-new iPhone OS 2.0.1. Owners could choose from the 500 apps in the App Store to expand their phone’s power and features. You can find the latest numbers and versions in the App Store article on Wikipedia, which is updated regularly. I think it’s fair to say that no one in 2008 envisioned the world of apps that we have today.
This is a world that some people have dreamed of from the dawn of the computer age in the early 1950s. It’s a world of computers that are highly portable, that boast terrific connectivity without wires and cables, and that do things that people find useful, such as providing entertainment, education, practical support, and information. Part of that dream was a world in which the ability to program computers ...
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