1A Simple iOS Application

In this chapter, you are going to write your first iOS application. You probably won’t understand everything that you are doing, and you may feel stupid just going through the motions. But going through the motions is enough for now. Mimicry is a powerful form of learning; it is how you learned to speak, and it is how you’ll start iOS programming. As you become more capable, you can experiment and challenge yourself to do creative things on the platform. For now, just do what we show you. The details will be explained in later chapters.

When you are writing an iOS application, you must answer two basic questions:

  • How do I get my objects created and configured properly? (Example: I want a button here entitled Show ...

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