Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development

ISBN-13: 9781430272212 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 344 str.

Ian Piper

Opis

Apple's products have always had the reputation (richly deserved in my opinion) of providing the easiest to learn and richest working environment of any computer system. As Mac or iPhone users we are privileged: software that requires little time, effort, or documentation to become productive is the rule rather than the exception. Unfortunately, that rule hasn't historically extended to the tools and technologies used to create such programs. Learning to write software for the Mac has traditionally involved a major investment of intellectual effort and time in new tools, technologies, and techniques. I have thought for a long time that this is an essentially artificial barrier. Delivery in the sophisticated environment of the Mac and iPhone takes a lot of effort behind the scenes, and there is no doubt that learning to write software that works in such environments involves taking on a significant burden of new technologies and concepts. However, I believe that, with suitably accessible tools, and some good, clear, written guidance, creating great Mac and iPhone software should be within the grasp of most competent developers. With the latest release of the Xcode Developer Tools, the new developer has access to a formidable tool-chest for Mac and iPhone development that is easier to use than any previous version. The missing piece, to me, has always been a simple and clear description of the tools and technologies needed to write for the Mac and iPhone. That is why I have written this book.

Spis treści

1. Introducing Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and the iPhone
2. Introducing the Xcode Workspace 9 Interface Builder
3. Core iPhone Tools
4. Frameworks in Xcode
5. Model-View-Controller in Xcode
6. Debugging Your Xcode Projects
7. Xcode Documentation
8. Developing an Application
9. Source-Code Management with Subversion
10. Unit Testing in Xcode
11. Monitoring, Analysis, and Performance Tools
12. Support Tools for the Busy Developer
13. Usability and Accessibility
14. Packaging and Distribution

O autorze

Ian Piper runs a small information management consultancy business in the U.K., advising government and commercial clients on strategies for development of information management systems. His company also builds bespoke Mac-based software and CMS-based websites for a wide range of clients. In previous lives, Piper headed up technology and knowledge management departments in public and private sector organisations. He laid hands on his first Mac in 1986, and aside from a couple of falls from grace in the dark days of the mid-1990s, has been an Apple technology stalwart ever since. Piper lives, and whenever possible, works, in a small market town in Warwickshire, U.K. When not working, his time is spent climbing and photographing mountains and raising two young children.