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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Secure your code: iOS is rich target for spying software
The popularity of Apple devices makes them a prime target for spying programs, malware, and simple thievery.
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Efficient code is good but clean code is better
Efficiency can be important when writing code, but it should usually take a back seat to writing clear code. Chad Perrin explains why.
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Sprucing up your apps with simple animations: Part 2
Adding even the simplest of animations can give your iOS app a more polished look.
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Better and cleaner code: Unit testing with Xcode
Add unit tests while developing your app to ensure your app works as expected and fixes remain fixed as you make changes.
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Automatically generate icons for iOS apps
It can be painful generating all the different icon sizes for your iOS application. Todd Moore shows you a time saver that can simplify the process.
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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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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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Test-Driven Development with existing projects
TDD can work well even when maintaining poorly designed software.
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Pick the right on-screen keyboard for your iOS App
It is important for iOS developers to use the appropriate keyboard layout for any given situation.
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Use custom accessory views to enhance your user interface
Scott Kantner shows you how to add functionality to the keyboard interface using custom accessory views.
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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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How to collect text input using UITextField
Scott Kantner shows you how to use UITextField in an iOS App to gather text-based input.
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iTunes App Store search optimization tips
Todd Moore explains how to get your iOS app ranked higher by using keywords to drive downloads to iOS devices.
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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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Motion Events Part 1: Orientation and Shake-motion Detection in iOS
Motion information for iOS apps is made available through the use of motion events. This tutorial explains how it works.
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The advantages of using design patterns in iOS development
There are many advantages to using a design pattern to document the creational, structural, and behavioral characteristics of an iOS app.
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Best practices for mobile application development (revisited)
Do we need a new set of best practices for mobile device application development?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Crowd source testing your iOS App
You can expect customers to find unanticipated problems with your app so the app should be tested in the real world before it's released.
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A strategy to improve application development
Following these strategies will help ensure the business value of your app development projects.
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Better Code: Create a simple paging app
Learn how to create a simple app using the UIPageControl, which can be used for side-swiping through pictures in a collection.
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Better Code: Get your iOS app in the iCloud
Developers can leverage iCloud for common ground storage of information specific to an iOS app.