iPhone and iPad are the world's hottest application markets: more than 500,000 developers have downloaded Apple's iOS software development kit in just one year. Now there's a friendly, accessible guide to iPhone and iPad development for every programmer, regardless of experience, completely updated for the new version 5 of the iPhone SDK. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe iOS 5 Application Development in 24 Hours iPhone and iPad helps beginning developers gain true mastery, so they can construct virtually any iPhone or iPad application. Each lesson builds on everything that's come before, helping readers learn all they need to know without ever becoming overwhelmed.Coverage includes: preparing for iPhone and iPad development; navigating the development environment; mastering Objective-C and the MVC paradigm; using widgets and webviews; implementing multiple views; reading and writing data; building user interfaces; generating graphics; playing media; using maps; networking; using the touch interface; sensing motion; pushing application updates; debugging; optimization; distributing software via the App Store; and more. By the time readers are finished they'll be comfortable enough to write real-world apps that sell.
