| More iPhone 3 Development: Tackling iPhone SDK 3 (Beginning) |  | Authors: Jeff LaMarche, David Mark
Publisher: Apress
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ISBN: 143022505X
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Interested in iPhone development? Want to learn more? Whether you’re a self-taught iPhone development genius or have just made your way through the pages of Beginning iPhone 3 Development, we have the perfect book for you. More iPhone 3 Development: Tackling iPhone SDK 3 digs deeper into Apple’s latest SDK. Best-selling authors Dave Mark and Jeff LaMarche explain concepts as only they can, covering topics like Core Data, peer-to-peer networking using GameKit and network streams, working with data from the web, MapKit, in-application e-mail, and more. All the concepts and APIs are clearly presented with code snippets you can customize and use, as you like, in your own apps. If you are going to write a professional iPhone app, you’ll want to get your arms around Core Data, and there’s no better place to do so than in the pages of this book. The book continues right where Beginning iPhone 3 Development left off with a series of chapters devoted to Core Data, the standard for persistence that Apple introduced to iPhone with SDK 3. Jeff and Dave carefully step through each of the Core Data concepts and show you techniques and tips specifically for writing larger applications—offering a breadth of coverage you won't find anywhere else. The Core Data coverage alone is worth the price of admission. But there's so much more. This book covers a variety of networking mechanisms, from GameKit’s relatively simple BlueTooth peer-to-peer model, to the addition of Bonjour discovery and network streams, through the complexity of accessing files via the web. Dave and Jeff will also take you through coverage of concurrent programming and some advanced techniques for debugging your applications. Whether you are a relative newcomer to iPhone development or an old hand looking to expand your horizons, there’s something for everyone in More iPhone 3 Development. Note: A few of the apps in this book demonstrate technologies not yet supported by the simulator. To run them on your iPhone or iPod touch, you'll need to join one of Apple's paid iPhone developer programs. What you’ll learn - All about Core Data: key concepts and techniques for writing larger application
- How to utilize a variety of networking mechanisms, including peer-to-peer connections over Bluetooth using GameKit
- Details on the addition of Bonjour discovery and network streams
- How to embed maps with Map Kit and use in-application email
- How to access a user's iPod library and integrate music into applications
- Essentials of concurrent programming and advanced debugging techniques
- Tips on working with data from the web
Who this book is for All iPhone and iPod Touch developers, especially developers already familiar with early iPhone SDKs.
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 Mixed Bag September 8, 2010
F. Anderson (Apex, North Carolina)
I have been searching for a quality iPhone Development book for beginners. There are lots of books on iPhone development available, but it is VERY difficult to find something for real beginners. Obective-C is not HTML and it takes real effort to understand iPhone development. To that end, this book has been somewhat helpful. It does build gradually, introducing more and more complex tasks and does a pretty good job of explaining it along the way. The problem I found is that some of the exercises are spot on and work perfectly, while others fall flat and there is no life boat. The forum associated with the book is active but dated and responses spotty. I think the problem here is that the pace of development is so rapid with the iPhone (iOS3 last year, iOS4 this year) that the authors are so busy writing the next book that they don't have time to assist with the current edition and the editors are not checking the code carefully enough before hitting the print button on the presses.
As readers we are anxious to devour good material in order to learn, but the bane of many software books is that the code is not checked as well as the grammar and we are left to work through it or give up. I for one plan to master this topic whether Apress or any other publisher wants to help or not.
 it worth the pain September 7, 2010
Ender J. Ocando Hung (miami, florida USA)
it worth the pain really a book to get deeper in the world of iphone programing
The aPress iPhone 3 Dev book series is fantastic July 10, 2010
C. Jacques (Portland, OR USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the 3rd book that I have purchased from the Dave Mark & Jeff LaMarche series. One of the best series. If you are serious about wanting to develop for the iOS platform, these books are high value as instructional tools *and* references. Combine it with a book on Cocoa Programming (Hillegass for example) and you should be off to the races.
Don't forget to use the associated website for even more value.
And always great service, timely delivery, and competitive pricing from Amazon.
A worthy Sequel June 26, 2010
Dean Kaplan (Philadelphia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is truly a worthy sequel to "Beginning iPhone Development" and a must have for your iPhone development library. The book has a nice writing style that is very approachable. I just had the pleasure of meeting the authors at WWDC 2010. These are dedicated talented guys doing great work.
I especially like the coverage of Core Data and Networking (Bonjour). There are a never ending array of topics subsystems in iPhone development. This book does an excellent job of covering a number of them. It will help you move to the next level.
Great job!
DJK
Kind of Disappointed June 12, 2010
Jon Thornham (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am huge fan of Apress and both of the authors who contributed to this book. I read" Beginning iPhone 3 Development" which is a reference I go to regularly. All that being said I must say this. I am not trying to be the one person who rates a book poorly without a valid reason. I was very interested in this book because of the Core Data section. While working through the book I noticed numerous bugs and contacted the author. I did get a response which said they had been having numerous problems. I was told that I would get a response and the error would be fixed. Well it is months later, have not received a follow up email (I understand people are busy but I did send a quick follow up with no response), have tested the updated code and the bugs are not fixed and the support site has numerous comments about bugs with responses. So to make a long story short I really don't feel comfortable with Core Data. I did learn a lot about it but I would definately feel uncomfortable implementing it in an app. The second half of the book is great and goes over numerous parts of the SDK. Again I really love Apress but find it disappointing that the section on Core Data had problems and the development community has been left without a solution. If you are looking for a book on Core Data I would not recommend this book. If you are interested in exploring parts of the SDK that are covered in Part II, I highly recommend this book.
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