Hi there. Does anybody know of a really good book for brand new iOS developers? I've learned some of Cocoa on my own, but it would be much easier with a book to go by. Does anyone know of one?
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Hi,
I started learning Objective-C with this book :
Programming in Objective-C 2.0 by Stephen G. Kochan
Then i learn iPhone programming with this book :
Beginning iPhone development by Dave Mark & Jeff LaMarche
They are both excellent book. After finishing these 2 books, i did have a good foundation, and then started to read some 'good-reviews' book on Amazon.
Hope that helps.
I started learning Objective-C with this book :
Programming in Objective-C 2.0 by Stephen G. Kochan
Then i learn iPhone programming with this book :
Beginning iPhone development by Dave Mark & Jeff LaMarche
They are both excellent book. After finishing these 2 books, i did have a good foundation, and then started to read some 'good-reviews' book on Amazon.
Hope that helps.
^^^ those are good books.
One book i use not that i have most of the IOS stuff down is the "iOS Developers Cookbook" It's a pretty thick book and has lots of examples of different things and you can pretty much put anything together with it.
http://www.amazon.com/iOS-Developers-Cookbook-3rd-Library/dp/0321754255
One book i use not that i have most of the IOS stuff down is the "iOS Developers Cookbook" It's a pretty thick book and has lots of examples of different things and you can pretty much put anything together with it.
http://www.amazon.com/iOS-Developers-Cookbook-3rd-Library/dp/0321754255
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Me and myself is currently looking through all books I can find, u never know which rich examples u can find 
Sams Teach yourself iPad devleopment in 24 hours, I actually like, they don't go hardcore on every line, so u need a bit of understanding. but i think it's really nice.
Sams Teach yourself iPad devleopment in 24 hours, I actually like, they don't go hardcore on every line, so u need a bit of understanding. but i think it's really nice.
What about system (aka low-level) programming for iPhone?
As example I need to know how copy AppStore compatible game to my Mac or PC, change code (inject or relink with mine), resign the target with my signature and put it back to iPhone.
And all that without jailbreaking!
I know this is possible but hardcored hackers are too secretive... and I understand them.
As example I need to know how copy AppStore compatible game to my Mac or PC, change code (inject or relink with mine), resign the target with my signature and put it back to iPhone.
And all that without jailbreaking!
I know this is possible but hardcored hackers are too secretive... and I understand them.
I learned first from Beginning iPhone Development 3 - But I was learning objective-c at the same time.
At the moment I'm going through More iPhone Development.
They are pretty OK if you stick with them. I find that at times I get a small bit confused what is going on - I need more screenshots!
And the latter book now I feel they are dipping in to too many areas at once when I'm trying to comprehend one at the time.
But to get you going those 2 are pretty good but they assume prior knowledge of objective-c.
At the moment I'm going through More iPhone Development.
They are pretty OK if you stick with them. I find that at times I get a small bit confused what is going on - I need more screenshots!
And the latter book now I feel they are dipping in to too many areas at once when I'm trying to comprehend one at the time.
But to get you going those 2 are pretty good but they assume prior knowledge of objective-c.
dont use a book, use lynda (online videos)
there is an EXTREMELY GOOD video series by lynda, a company which makes instructional videos. it requires you to know some basic programming skills, but no objective c at all, and is really incredible. simon allardice teaches you, and he is really very very good (as are all lynda videos (but i promise i dont work for them although i can tell i'm starting to sound like i do)). he makes it extremely easy to understand, and he has step by step narrated videos which make it very easy to learn, along with powerpoints to help you understand OOP, memory managment and other concepts. i have tried several iOS books and these videos are BY FAR the best "learn iPhone objective c" material i have ever seen, and i am now pretty decent at objective c, thanks to the videos. the other thing that i like about the videos is that they go fairly deep into the programming, and while they are still beginner videos and dont have extremely advanced concepts, they go much much farther than any of the books i have read.
if you want to watch them, the are uploaded (which seems to me like they were illegally uploaded) to youtube here. (FREE, but maybe illegal)
i suggest purchasing them from lynda here. ($25+ depending on what features you want your account to have)
the title is "iPhone SDK Essential Training".
there is an EXTREMELY GOOD video series by lynda, a company which makes instructional videos. it requires you to know some basic programming skills, but no objective c at all, and is really incredible. simon allardice teaches you, and he is really very very good (as are all lynda videos (but i promise i dont work for them although i can tell i'm starting to sound like i do)). he makes it extremely easy to understand, and he has step by step narrated videos which make it very easy to learn, along with powerpoints to help you understand OOP, memory managment and other concepts. i have tried several iOS books and these videos are BY FAR the best "learn iPhone objective c" material i have ever seen, and i am now pretty decent at objective c, thanks to the videos. the other thing that i like about the videos is that they go fairly deep into the programming, and while they are still beginner videos and dont have extremely advanced concepts, they go much much farther than any of the books i have read.
if you want to watch them, the are uploaded (which seems to me like they were illegally uploaded) to youtube here. (FREE, but maybe illegal)
i suggest purchasing them from lynda here. ($25+ depending on what features you want your account to have)
the title is "iPhone SDK Essential Training".
FWIW Another free video series that is quite useful is the iTunes U courses from Stanford U. Available in iTunes.
http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Feed/itunes.stanford.edu-dz.4842637424.04842637426
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