O'Reilly Workshop: Build, Compile, and Run Your iPhone App in 2 Days

What will I learn?

• Build an iPhone application, compile it, and get it onto a device
• Debug common problems and use the development environment
• Scan iPhone’s documentation for pieces you want to use in your application
• Get familiar with the tools for developing on the iPhone
• Find the confidence to start a simple project and take it to completion
• Learn where to get more information about iPhone development

About this class

Learn to build mobile applications for today’s most popular platform: Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. In this dynamic two-day workshop, you’ll get up to speed on the basics, including the Cocoa programming environment, Xcode suite of tools, the Objective-C language, and Instruments, a tool to help debug your applications. And then you’ll create, not one, but two iPhone applications.

All you need is familiarity with the Mac, basic experience with object-oriented programming (such as Java or Visual Studio), and an understanding of pointers and C syntax. Instructor and knowledgeable iPhone app instructor Rob Rhyne will quickly teach you the rest. What you’ll take away from this workshop is the knowledge to build effective iPhone apps with the same tools Apple uses.

What should I bring with me?

• An Intel Macintosh laptop computer
• An iPhone or iPod Touch, if you have one (optional)
• Basic programming knowledge, including object-oriented programming experience, such as Java or Visual Studio
• An understanding of pointers and C syntax
• Familiarity with the Mac
• XCode and the iPhone SDK installed on your Macintosh laptop

Who should attend?

• Experienced programmers interested in iPhone application development
• People new to Mac development and iPhone development

Instructor

Rob Rhyne:  Equal parts designer and developer, Rob holds an opinion tragically uncommon for his field: he believes that technology should appear as beautiful to the user as it does to the developer. As a UI designer & developer for SRA International he has led several design & development projects, including work for the Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene, the American Red Cross, Missile Defense Agency and the Environmental Protection Agency. He also runs his own design company, Digital Arch, which provides end-to-end design & development services for small businesses. He’s an advocate for user-centered design and knows how to sell it to those not often concerned with the everyday user.

He specializes in User Interface Design and Software Development in the digital mediums. He is proficient in developing on several platforms. During his tenure at the Naval Research Laboratory he became the youngest ever recipient of the Berman Research Award at the age of 21.

More Information

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