Category: iOS

Programming iOS 6, 3rd Edition – In with the New, Out with the Old (iOS 5 & Earlier) – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Programming iOS 6, 3rd Edition Matt Neuburg (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) “My book is way bigger than your book.” Matt Neuburg, author of Programming iOS 6, could make that claim and win almost any book-size contest. The recently published 3rd Edition of his well-respected how-to guide focuses on the “Fundamentals of iPhone, iPad, and iPod … Continue reading Programming iOS 6, 3rd Edition – In with the New, Out with the Old (iOS 5 & Earlier) – #bookreview

Core Data, 2nd Edition – Updated for OS X Mountain Lion and iOS 6 – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Core Data, 2nd Edition Data Storage and Management for iOS, OS X, and iCloud Marcus S. Zarra (Pragmatic Bookshelf – paperback) “If you plan on writing an application that saves data to disk, then you should take a very long look at Core Data,” urges Marcus S. Zarra, in the new second edition of his … Continue reading Core Data, 2nd Edition – Updated for OS X Mountain Lion and iOS 6 – #programming #bookreview

Learning Cocoa with Objective-C – An excellent how-to guide from two experts – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Learning Cocoa with Objective-C, 3rd Edition Paris Buttfield-Addison and Jon Manning (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle)  In some surveys, Objective-C is now the third most popular programming language, up from fifth place in 2011. O’Reilly recently has published the awaited third edition of Learning Cocoa with Objective-C, with coverage of Xcode 4.2 and iOS 6. The book’s … Continue reading Learning Cocoa with Objective-C – An excellent how-to guide from two experts – #programming #bookreview

iOS 6 Programming Cookbook – Updated for the new SDK – #iOS #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

iOS 6 Programming Cookbook Vandad Nahavandipoor (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) If you are a new iOS developer, you can learn many things quickly from this hefty book. And even if you are an iOS veteran, you can gain some important new insights. The iOS 6 cookbook has been completely updated to cover the recently released iOS … Continue reading iOS 6 Programming Cookbook – Updated for the new SDK – #iOS #programming #bookreview

iOS SDK Development – A totally new and improved 2nd edition – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

iOS SDK Development Chris Adamson and Bill Dudney (Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback) The previous, 2009 edition of this popular how-to book was titled iPhone SDK Development.  But this  new and re-titled second edition is much more than a copy-and-paste, just-make-some-tweaks update. “[W]e have copied absolutely nothing from the old book,” the authors say. “As we looked at … Continue reading iOS SDK Development – A totally new and improved 2nd edition – #programming #bookreview

Programming C# 5.0 – Excellent how-to guide for experienced developers ready to learn C# – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Programming C# 5.0 Ian Griffiths (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Ian Griffiths’ new book is for “experienced developers,” not for beginners hoping to learn the basics of programming while also learning C#. The focus is “Building Windows 8, Web, and Desktop Applications for the .NET 4.5 Framework.” Earlier editions in the Programming C# series have “explained some … Continue reading Programming C# 5.0 – Excellent how-to guide for experienced developers ready to learn C# – #bookreview

iPhone: The Missing Manual, 6th Edition – Covers all iPhone models with iOS 6 software – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

iPhone: The Missing Manual, 6th Edition David Pogue (O’Reilly, paperback, Kindle)   This latest “Missing Manual” from David Pogue covers all iPhone models that have iOS 6 software, including iPhone 5. The 538-page book is well-written, well-organized, and heavily illustrated with color photographs, illustrations, and screen shots. It also has numerous tips set off in … Continue reading iPhone: The Missing Manual, 6th Edition – Covers all iPhone models with iOS 6 software – #bookreview

OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual – Another how-to classic from David Pogue – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual David Pogue (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle)  David Pogue knows how to produce excellent user manuals. He invented the popular “Missing Manual” series. And he continues to set high standards for other writers who also produce “Missing Manuals” and other tech books.   Pogue’s newest, OS X Mountain Lion: … Continue reading OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual – Another how-to classic from David Pogue – #bookreview

Mobile JavaScript Application Development – Bringing the Web to Mobile Devices – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Mobile JavaScript Application Development Adrian Kosmaczewski (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $24.99; Kindle edition, list price $19.99) In the author’s view, “the most important moment in recent technological history was the introduction of the iPhone in January 2007. The impressive growths of iOS, Android, and other platforms [have] completely transformed the landscape of software engineering, while … Continue reading Mobile JavaScript Application Development – Bringing the Web to Mobile Devices – #programming #bookreview

Learning iOS Programming, 2nd Ed. – Updated to cover iOS 5, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Learning iOS Programming, 2nd Edition By Alasdair Allan (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $34.99; Kindle edition, list price $27.99) Alasdair Allan’s popular iOS programming book recently has been updated to cover iOS 5. And it has a new name. (The first edition was titled Learning iPhone Programming.) “The changes made in this second edition reflect the fact that … Continue reading Learning iOS Programming, 2nd Ed. – Updated to cover iOS 5, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch – #programming #bookreview