The iPhone Developer?s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK

The iPhone Developer?s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK
by Erica Sadun

The iPhone Developer?s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK
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Book Summary Information

Author: Erica Sadun
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-23
ISBN: 0321555457
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Book Reviews of The iPhone Developer?s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK

Book Review: Consider the Value
Summary: 5 Stars

I have made my living from programming, which roughly equates into: I charge clients for my time. That said, I would imagine that we all place some sort of "value" on our time, and being from a (hopefully) empathic species, I place value on the time of others. It is from this basic perspective that I often find myself extremely grateful for the teachers, authors, bloggers and others who obviously love to share knowledge and often do so at no cost.

I was excited to find this book by Mrs. Sadun, as I have come across her work while searching the web for solutions, and always found her information to be well informed and thorough. If anyone is on the fence about buying this book, visit her website and browse through the vast amount of information she makes available (at no cost by the way) and judge for yourself.

Is the book completely perfect? Maybe not- but consider the value in finding a single nugget of information for $26. How much is that worth to you in your time? I can tell you I personally found several items in this book that I was able to either use completely as-is, or as a jumping off point to further develop from.

As to the previous reviewer's comment's about some technical errors, I would like to point to Apple's own Documentation which is far from perfect and has been known to contain errors. That's why Apple and Mrs. Sadun post fixes and updates.

Buy the book. And maybe (like I did) buy the pdf too. Be a contributor to those who share quality knowledge. I guarantee that if you read this book all the way through, you will find that it more than pays for itself- and probably several times over at that.

Summary of The iPhone Developer?s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK

?This book would be a bargain at ten times its price! If you are writing iPhone software, it will save you weeks of development time. Erica has included dozens of crisp and clear examples illustrating essential iPhone development techniques and many others that show special effects going way beyond Apple?s official documentation.?

?Tim Burks, iPhone Software Developer, TootSweet Software

 

?Erica Sadun?s technical expertise lives up to the Addison-Wesley name. The iPhone Developer?s Cookbook is a comprehensive walkthrough of iPhone development that will help anyone out, from beginners to more experienced developers. Code samples and screenshots help punctuate the numerous tips and tricks in this book.?

?Jacqui Cheng, Associate Editor, Ars Technica

 

?We make our living writing this stuff and yet I am humbled by Erica?s command of her subject matter and the way she presents the material: pleasantly informal, then very appropriately detailed technically. This is a going to be the Petzold book for iPhone developers.?

?Daniel Pasco, Lead Developer and CEO, Black Pixel Luminance

 

?The iPhone Developer?s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK should be the first resource for the beginning iPhone programmer, and is the best supplemental material to Apple?s own documentation.?

?Alex C. Schaefer, Lead Programmer, ApolloIM, iPhone Application Development Specialist, MeLLmo, Inc

 

?Erica?s book is a truly great resource for Cocoa Touch developers. This book goes far beyond the documentation on Apple?s Web site, and she includes methods that give the developer a deeper understanding of the iPhone OS, by letting them glimpse at what?s going on behind the scenes on this incredible mobile platform.?

?John Zorko, Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile Devices

 

The iPhone and iPod touch aren?t just attracting millions of new users; their breakthrough development platform enables programmers to build tomorrow?s killer applications. If you?re getting started with iPhone programming, this book brings together tested, ready-to-use code for hundreds of the challenges you?re most likely to encounter. Use this fully documented, easy-to-customize code to get productive fast?and focus your time on the specifics of your application, not boilerplate tasks.

 

Leading iPhone developer Erica Sadun begins by exploring the iPhone delivery platform and SDK, helping you set up your development environment, and showing how iPhone applications are constructed. Next, she offers single-task recipes for the full spectrum of iPhone/iPod touch programming jobs:

  • Utilize views and tables
  • Organize interface elements
  • Alert and respond to users
  • Access the Address Book (people), Core Location (places), and Sensors (things)
  • Connect to the Internet and Web services
  • Display media content
  • Create secure Keychain entries
  • And much more

 

You?ll even discover how to use Cover Flow to create gorgeous visual selection experiences that put scrolling lists to shame!

 

This book is organized for fast access: related tasks are grouped together, and you can jump directly to the right solution, even if you don?t know which class or framework to use. All code is based on Apple?s publicly released iPhone SDK, not a beta. No matter what iPhone projects come your way, The iPhone Developer?s Cookbook will be your indispensable companion.

 

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