iOS App Builder
Building apps for iPhone and iPad is critical for many companies and can belucrative for independent developers and small firms. We show you how it's doneand offer some help with the intangibles.
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iOS Tutorial Part 1: Creating a Web service
Many apps use data pulled from the web, so developers need to know how to get and manipulate that data.
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iOS Data: Wading through CRUD
Every iOS developer planning to work with data should become familiar with the acronym CRUD (create, read, update, delete).
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Run simple diagnostics on your iOS apps: Part I
Learn some basic diagnostic techniques that are extremely simple to set up and use, but not always obvious to the new iOS developer.
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Tutorial 3: iOS Shipment Tracker with Reminders
Marcio Valenzuela walks you through Part 3 of the coding process required to create shipment tracking app.
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Take a sneak peek at Xcode 5
The differences between Xcode 4.x and the new Xcode 5 are extensive and exciting for developers.
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iOS 7: Through the eyes of an app developer
Apple has introduced an exciting new SDK in iOS 7 to arm developers with the tools to support new features and capabilities.
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Facebook is actually a useful tool for beta testing apps
With so many mobile devices and lots of different operating systems, Facebook may be a useful tool for beta testing your apps.
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Consider cross-platform mobile app development tools carefully
When considering platforms that allow development for both iOS and Android apps, keep these potential pros and cons in mind.
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Gain a basic understanding of iOS Core Data
It is important to understand the benefits of the Core Data framework when it comes to using persistent data on iOS devices.
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Tutorial 2: iOS Shipment Tracker with Reminders
Marcio Valenzuela walks you through Part 2 of the coding process required to create shipment tracking app.
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Motion Events Part 2: Core Motion
Motion information for iOS apps is made available through the use of motion events. Part 2 of this tutorial explains how it works.
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Tutorial 1: iOS Shipment Tracker with Reminders
Marcio Valenzuela walks you through the coding process required to create shipment tracking app.
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Apple Xcode Version 4.6 now available
A new version of Xcode is available and could be important if you are developing apps for the Retina display.
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Build it yourself iOS Twitter client Part 3
In the final part of our Twitter app, we move on to the mentions feature, which is mostly the same code, only with a different Twitter API resource.
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Revisited: The greatest programming tip ever written
Here's an ingenious little tip to all programmers that will (viciously) guarantee an improvement in the quality of the code you produce.
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Build your own iOS Flickr App: Part 1
Create a simple app that connects to Flickr, sends a request, parses the results, and displays them into a table view.
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Learn the right programming skills for your career
Determining what programming skill to learn may take several hours, but once you complete it, you should know what to master to get the job you want.
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Engage customers with push notification services
Engage your customers with push notifications and choose the push notification service provider that is best for your app.
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Best practices: Develop heterogeneous iOS apps
Your next iOS app should combine the distinct advantages of a native app with the versatility of an HTML5 app.
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Tips for generating revenue from your iOS app
The owner of an iOS app has three built-in potential revenue streams. Gregory Dean explains what they are.
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Sprucing up your iOS Apps with simple animations: Part 1
Adding even the simplest of animations can give your app that extra dose of wow.
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Build your own iOS Flickr App: Part 2
Tune the performance of our simple Flickr app created in Part 1 with GDC and cache.
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Even more ways to monetize your iOS App
Here are a few more ideas on how to make money in a crowded app marketplace.
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Drive more iOS App downloads with better icons
Give your iOS app the very best chance for success by making your icon, screenshot, and video as amazing as the app itself.
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The five most popular iOS App Builder Blog posts of 2012
Five posts in the first few months of the iOS App Builder blog stood out from all of the other posts.
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Better Code: Add email functionality to your Apple iOS apps
Build in a feature that provides a way for users of your iOS app to send an email.