This document provides an overview of getting started with iPhone app development. It discusses needing a Mac computer with Xcode to write code, as well as an Apple developer account to deploy apps. Free resources for learning include books on the iBookstore and courses on iTunes U. The conclusion recommends taking advantage of free high-quality learning resources and hiring the author for iPhone app development help.
2. Getting Started
• Why? How? !
• Things you need!
• Hardware & Software!
• Skills & Learning Resources!
• Apple Developer Account!
• Conclusion
3. Why ? How?
• Poll devices - who has iphone or ipad?!
• Poll app ideas - who had an idea that they wish they could
implement? who thinks an app would help them do their
job?!
• Build Yourself or hire someone else!
• Going to show you how to do it yourself or what to look for
in someone else!
• I'm an iPhone & iPad developer myself, also teaching
classes for LearningTree.
4. Hardware & Software
• Recent Mac Laptop or desktop computer, iPhone/iPad!
• The development environment where you write code is
called Xcode - free in App Store!
• Instruments - performance tuning!
• iOS Simulator !
• Interface builder - UI!
• iOS SDK
5. Skills & Learning Resources
• Some oo programming experience i.e. Java, C#, C++!
• iPhone apps are written in objective-c / iOS!
• iBookstore has free books - open!
• iTunes University - stanford has free courses - open!
• Apple wwdc dev a/c, annual conf.!
• developer.apple.com!
• stackoverflow.com
6. Apple Developer Account
• You need to be a member to load apps on to devices!
• Test & Distribute you Apps!
• Technical documentation access to pre-release
software!
• Sign up, individual/company $99, enterprise $299!
• Go to developer.apple.com.
7. Conclusion
• Outside of buying hardware relatively low cost to get
started.!
• Plenty of free high quality resources for those willing
to spend the time to learn. Apple and Stanford!
• Hire me! Contact me for a free estimate or if you have
any questions... 'maneshlad@gmail.com'!
• Object-Oriented Sharks, www.oosharks.com