iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual

Where to Go from Here

As you're developing your first iPhone user interface, you're sure to have additional questions about the "right way" to do things. When that happens, the best advice is to take a look at the iPhone Human Interface Guidelines. Every iPhone developer should become familiar with this document from Apple that describes fundamental interaction principles along with the views and controls that can implement them. (You can find a link to it at www.missingmanuals.com/cds.)

You'll also find several books in this book's appendix that can help you maximize the user experience of your iPhone application.

Ready to Code!

Don't treat your models, views, and controllers as if they're cast in stone. Details will most certainly evolve as you implement the classes. Predicting the future has never been an exact science.

The main purpose of going through this lengthy design process before touching a line of code is to filter out the bad ideas and refine the good ones. Any changes that pop up during the implementation will be minor. The major functions and features won't be affected, and you'll avoid the costs and headaches of mid-course corrections.

Attention to the details of design will also pay off when you start selling your app on iTunes. You'll find that it's easier to market your product because you have a clear vision of its purpose and the types of customers who will be interested in purchasing it. Customers will also appreciate the care you've put into the app's construction, ...