Overview

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Xcode 4 in 24 Hours will help you achieve breakthrough productivity with Apple’s new Xcode 4.3+ development environment for OS X and iOS devices. Every lesson introduces new concepts and builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!   Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Xcode 4 development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.   Printed in full color–figures and code appear as they do in Xcode 4.3+ Master the MVC design pattern at the heart of iOS and OS X development Use Xcode project templates to get a head start on advanced application features Efficiently use the Xcode Code Editor and get fast, contextually-aware answers with the built-in help system Use iOS Storyboards to visually describe an application’s workflow Get started with Core Data to simplify data management and data-driven user interfaces Use frameworks and libraries to package functionality and promote time-saving code reuse Use Git and Subversion source control for managing distributed projects Prepare Unit tests and use the Xcode debugger to keep your projects error free Package your apps for the App Store Use the command-line Xcode tools for scripting and build automation

Full Product Details

Author:   John Ray ,  William Ray
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 17.70cm
Weight:   0.978kg
ISBN:  

9780672335877

ISBN 10:   0672335875
Pages:   704
Publication Date:   05 July 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction    1 HOUR 1: Xcode 4    3 Welcome to Xcode    3 The Apple Developer Programs    8 Installing the Xcode Developer Tools    11 The Nickel Tour    13 Preparing Your iOS Device (Optional)    17 Summary    20 Q&A    20 Workshop    21 HOUR 2: Just Enough Objective-C and Cocoa    23 Object-Oriented Programming and Objective-C    23 What Is Objective-C?    25 Objective-C Programming Basics    38 Memory Management and Automatic Reference Counting    48 What Is Cocoa?    50 Cocoa Versus Cocoa Touch    51 Summary    54 Q&A    55 Workshop    55 HOUR 3: Understanding the MVC Design Pattern    57 Development, Design Patterns, and MVC    57 How Xcode Implements MVC    60 An MVC Walkthrough    64 Summary    68 Q&A    68 Workshop    69 HOUR 4: Using Xcode Templates to Create Projects    71 Available Project Types    71 The Project-Creation Process    83 You’ve Got a Project    88 Summary    91 Q&A    91 Workshop    92 HOUR 5: Managing Projects and Resources    95 Getting Your Bearings    95 Managing Project Files    99 Managing Frameworks and Libraries    108 Managing Groups    110 Managing Target Properties    111 Summary    114 Q&A    115 Workshop    115 HOUR 6: Using the Xcode Source Editor    117 Understanding Editor Basics    117 Navigating Within and Between Files    126 Using the Assistant Editor    131 Correcting Errors and Warnings in the Issue Navigator    133 Refactoring Code    135 Using Code Snippets    138 Summary    142 Q&A    142 Workshop    142 HOUR 7: Working with the Xcode 4 Documentation    145 Overview of Documentation Resources    145 Configuring the Xcode Documentation Downloads    148 Understanding the Documentation Resources    149 Using the Xcode Help Viewer    155 Using the Quick Help Assistant    158 Summary    161 Q&A    162 Workshop    162 HOUR 8: Creating User Interfaces    165 What Is Interface Builder?    165 The Anatomy of an Interface Builder File    168 Creating User Interfaces    174 Working with the IB Layout Tools    177 Customizing Interface Appearance    188 Setting Object Identities    191 Adding Custom Objects to Interface Builder    192 Summary    193 Q&A    193 Workshop    194 HOUR 9: Connecting a GUI to Code    195 Outlet, Actions, and Properties: A Review    195 Making Connections to Outlets and Actions    197 Writing Connection Code with Interface Builder    205 Summary    211 Q&A    212 Workshop    212 HOUR 10: Creating iOS Application Workflows with Storyboards    215 The Power of Storyboards    215 Storyboard Terminology    216 The Anatomy of a Multiscene Project    218 Making Advanced Segues    230 A Navigation Storyboard Example    239 Summary    248 Q&A    249 Workshop    249 HOUR 11: Building and Executing Applications    251 The Language of the Build    251 Managing Targets    257 Managing Schemes    264 Using the iOS Simulator    271 Summary    276 Q&A    277 Workshop    277 HOUR 12: Using Source Control    279 Using Xcode Snapshots    279 A Brief Introduction to Source Control Systems    283 Working with Subversion and Git Repositories    285 Managing a Project in Source Control    296 Summary    307 Q&A    308 Workshop    308 HOUR 13: Xcode-Supported Languages    311 Choosing the Right Language    312 Built-In Languages    313 Adding Support for Other Languages    322 Summary    325 Q&A    326 Workshop    326 HOUR 14: Planning for Reuse: Frameworks and Libraries    329 Understanding Frameworks    329 Deploying a Framework    348 Reusing Code from Existing C/C++ Libraries    349 Summary    352 Q&A    352 Workshop    353 HOUR 15: Putting It All Together: Building an OS X Application    355 Getting Started    356 Creating the Interface    359 Attaching Code    364 Inserting Interface Object References into the Code    369 Tying Things Together    373 Increasing Functionality with a Framework    376 Summary    395 Q&A    396 Workshop    396 HOUR 16: Building an iOS Application    399 Assessing What You Already Have    400 Building from the Template    403 Adding a Static Library Target    404 Updating Application Logic and Library Calls for iOS    414 Summary    430 Q&A    431 Workshop    432 HOUR 17: Attaching Big Data: Using Core Data in Your Applications    435 Introducing Core Data    435 Using the Xcode Core Data Model Editor    438 Binding a Data Model to a User Interface    446 Accessing Data Through Code    458 Summary    462 Q&A    463 Workshop    463 HOUR 18: Test Early, Test Often    465 Adding Unit Tests to an Existing Application    466 Implementing Tests for Existing Code    472 Accessing the Rest of an Application Through the Bundle Loader    480 Summary    483 Q&A    484 Workshop    485 HOUR 19: Getting the Bugs Out    487 Getting Started with the Debugger    488 Proactive Debugging    493 Working with Breakpoints    497 Summary    506 Q&A    506 Workshop    507 HOUR 20: Keeping Things Organized: Shared Workspaces    509 Using Workspaces    510 Creating a Workspace    515 Adding Projects to the Workspace    517 Configuring the OS X Project to Work in the Workspace    519 Configuring the iOS Project to Work in the Workspace    524 Summary    530 Q&A    531 Workshop    531 HOUR 21: Advanced: Analyzing Code with Instruments    533 The Instruments Interface    534 Using Instruments    536 Additional Runs    541 Collecting Data from Additional Instruments Simultaneously    543 Summary    545 Q&A    546 Workshop    546 HOUR 22: Managing and Provisioning iOS Devices    549 Creating an iOS Distribution Certificate    550 Creating an App ID    556 Creating a Distribution Provisioning Profile    560 Summary    563 Q&A    564 Workshop    565 HOUR 23: Distributing Your Applications    567 Finalizing Your Distribution Build    568 Configuring an iTunes Connect Application Record    576 Distributing Your Archived Application    578 Summary    583 Q&A    583 Workshop    584 HOUR 24: Xcode CLI Utilities    587 Using xcode-select    588 Using xcodebuilid    590 Using xcrun    595 Other Xcode Command-Line Tools    598 Bigger and Better Command-Line Uses    599 Summary    600 Q&A    600 Workshop    602 Index    603

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John Ray is currently serving as a Senior Business Analyst and Development Team Manager for the Ohio State University Office of Research. He has written numerous books for Macmillan/Sams/Que, including Using TCP/IP: Special Edition, Teach Yourself Dreamweaver MX in 21 Days, Mac OS X Unleashed, and Teach Yourself iOS 5 Development in 24 Hours. As a Macintosh user since 1984, he strives to ensure that each project presents the Macintosh with the equality and depth it deserves. Even technical titles such as Using TCP/IP contain extensive information about the Macintosh and its applications and have garnered numerous positive reviews for their straightforward approach and accessibility to beginner and intermediate audiences.   Will Ray is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Battelle Center for Mathematical Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Trained as a biophysicist in computational biology and scientific visualization, Dr. Ray’s group is working to bring cutting-edge computational technology to end users, through simplified user interfaces. He has been developing training materials and teaching users and programmers to live at the intersection of Macintosh and UNIX technologies since 1989.   You can visit their Xcode book website at http://teachyourselfxcode.com or follow their book-related tweets on Twitter at #XcodeIn24.

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