iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (3rd Edition) (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) [Paperback]

iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (3rd Edition) (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) [Paperback] Book Description
Publication Date: March 29, 2012 | ISBN-10: 0321821521 | ISBN-13: 978-0321821522 | Edition: 3
Updated and expanded to cover iOS 5 and Xcode 4.3, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide leads you through the essential concepts, tools, and techniques for developing iOS applications. After completing this book, you will have the understanding, the know-how, and the confidence you need to tackle iOS projects of your own.

Based on Big Nerd Ranch’s popular iOS Bootcamp course and its well-tested materials and methodology, this best-selling guide teaches iOS concepts and coding in tandem. The result is instruction that is relevant and useful.

Throughout the book, the authors clearly explain what’s important to know and share their insights into the larger context of the iOS platform. This gives you a real understanding of how iOS development works, the many features that are available, and when and where to apply what you’ve learned.

Here are some of the topics covered:
Xcode 4.3, Instruments, and Storyboards
ARC, strong and weak references, and retain cycles
Interfacing with iCloud
Handling touch events and gestures
Tool bars, navigation controllers, and split view controllers
Localization and Internationalization
Block syntax and use
Background execution and multi-tasking
Saving/loading data: Archiving and Core Data
Core Location and Map Kit
Communicating with web services
Working with XML, JSON, and NSRegularExpression
Using the Model-View-Controller-Store design pattern
iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (3rd Edition) (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) [Paperback] Customer Review By Jose L. Rivera
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This books helps to ease your learning curve if you are interested to start development for the iOS 5 platform.
Excellent explanation on ARC, strong and weak references, and retain cycles.
New chapters on using gesture recognizers, storyboards, NSRegularExpression, and the iCloud.
You will enjoy also the chapter on the the Model-View-Controller-Store design pattern.
The writing style is the same, but in my opinion the topics are clearer than the previous editions.
Also, for Code that you should delete is struck through, making it clear what is needed to be deleted (Your eyes catch them right away).
Oh, I almost forget. You do not want to miss the story on UIStoryboard.
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