Xcode 5 Start To Finish

Use Xcode 5 to Write Great iOS and OS X Apps! Xcode 5 Start to Finish will help you use the tools in Apple’s Xcode 5 to improve productivity, write great code, and leverage the newest iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks features. Drawing on thirty years of experience developing for Apple platforms and helping others do so, Fritz Anderson shows you a complete best-practice Xcode workflow. Through three full sample projects, you’ll learn to integrate testing, source control, and other key skills into a high-efficiency process that works. Anderson shows you better ways to storyboard, instrument, build, and compile code, and helps you apply innovations ranging from Quick Look to Preview Assistant. By the time you’re finished, you’ll have the advanced Xcode skills to develop outstanding software. Coverage includes Setting breakpoints and tracing execution for active debugging Creating libraries by adding and building new targets Integrating Git or Subversion version control Creating iOS projects with MVC design Designing Core Data schemas for iOS apps Linking data models to views Designing UI views with Interface Builder Using the improved Xcode 5 Autolayout editor Improving reliability with unit testing Simplifying iOS provisioning Leveraging refactoring and continual error checking Using OS X bindings, bundles, packages, frameworks, and property lists Localizing your apps Controlling how Xcode builds source code into executables Analyzing processor and memory usage with Instruments Integrating with Mavericks Server’s sleek continuous integration system Register your book at www.informit.com/register for access to this title’s downloadable code.

Use Xcode 6 to Craft Outstanding iOS and OS X Apps! Xcode 6 Start to Finish will help you use Apple’s Xcode 6 tools to improve productivity, write great code, and leverage the newest iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite features, including Apple’s new Swift programming language. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience developing for Apple platforms, and helping others do so, Fritz Anderson presents a complete best-practice workflow that reflects Xcode’s latest innovations. Through three full, sample projects, you’ll learn to integrate testing, source control, and other key skills into a high-efficiency process that works. And all sample code has been completely written in Swift, with figures and descriptions that reflect Xcode’s radically new interface. This is the only Xcode 6 book focused on deep mastery of the tools you’ll be living with every day. Anderson reveals better ways to storyboard, instrument, build, and compile code, and helps you apply new features, ranging from Interface Builder Live Rendering to View Debugging and XCTest Performance Testing. By the time you’re finished, you’ll have all the Xcode 6 skills you need in order to develop truly exceptional software. Coverage includes Working with iOS-side dynamic frameworks and iOS/OS X extension modules Streamlining Model, View, and Controller development with Swift Rewriting Objective-C functions in Swift Efficiently managing layouts and view hierarchies with size classes Inspecting and fixing interface issues with the new View Debugger Displaying and configuring custom views within Interface Builder via Live Rendering Benchmarking performance within the Xcode 6 unit test framework Leveraging Xcode 6 automated tools to simplify localization Creating new extensions to inject services and UI into other applications Mastering new Swift debugging techniques Register your book at informit.com/register for access to this title’s downloadable code.

Design, code, and build amazing apps with Xcode 5 Thanks to Apple's awesome Xcode development environment, you can create the next big app for Macs, iPhones, iPads, or iPod touches. Xcode 5 contains gigabytes of great stuff to help you develop for both OS X and iOS devices - things like sample code, utilities, companion applications, documentation, and more. And with Xcode 5 Developer Reference, you now have the ultimate step-by-step guide to it all. Immerse yourself in the heady and lucrative world of Apple app development, see how to tame the latest features and functions, and find loads of smart tips and guidance with this practical book. Shows developers how to use Xcode 5 to create apps for OS X and the whole family of iOS devices, including the latest iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches Covers the Xcode rapid development environment in detail, including utilities, companion applications, and more Includes a companion website with sample code and other helpful files Written by an experienced developer and Apple-focused journalist with solid experience in teaching Apple development If you want to create killer Apple apps with Xcode 5, start with Xcode 5 Developer Reference!

Xcode is the flagship application of Apple’s suite of developer tools. In this book, Xcode experts Maurice Kelly and Joshua Nozzi show you how to use Apple’s powerful developer tools to start writing iOS and OS X apps. You’ll learn what Xcode can do and gain a deep understanding of how Xcode works so you can create and maintain great apps of your own. After a tour of the Xcode tools suite, you’ll jump in by creating a basic Cocoa app and exploring the Xcode interface. You’ll learn how to manage your project, write and debug code, build user interfaces, and use version control. You’ll also learn to customize the build process, write and run unit tests, profile your code, and deploy your apps. This book includes: Detailed instruction, ample illustrations, and clear examples Real-world guidance and advice Insight into best practices from two Xcode experts Emphasis on using Xcode’s streamlined interface for UI design, coding, testing, and debugging

Get a solid grounding in all the fundamentals of Cocoa Touch, and avoid problems during iPhone and iPad app development. With this revised and expanded edition, you'll dig into Cocoa and learn how to work effectively with Objective-C and Xcode. This book covers iOS 6 in a rigorous, orderly fashion--ideal whether you're approaching iOS for the first time or need a reference to bolster existing skills. Learn about features introduced with iOS 6, including Objective-C language advances, autosynthesis, autolayout, new view controller rotation rules, unwind segues, state restoration, styled text, and collection views. Learn Objective-C language details and object-oriented programming concepts Understand the anatomy of an Xcode project and all the stages of its lifecycle Grasp key Cocoa concepts such as relationships between classes, receiving events, and model-view-controller architecture Learn how views and layers are managed, drawn, composited, and animated Become familiar with view controllers and their relationships, along with nib and storyboard management Fully explore all basic interface objects such as scroll views, table views, and controls Delve into Cocoa frameworks for sound, video, sensors, maps, and other features Touch on advanced topics such as threading and networking

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

This book is written by a professional instructor and founder of CartoonSmart.com, a company specializing in new media tutorials for nearly a decade. The book is a start-to-finish guide for anyone looking to begin iOS development using Cocos2d and Xcode and submit their finished app to Apple. Even if you haven’t read code before, you can begin with this book. This book is a handy reference guide, with easy to look-up sections of code snippets, pictures and links to video examples. Features: Code Video examples 5 hours of tutorial videos on Box2d, which can take the reader even further beyond what they learned in the book