Learning the iOS 4 SDK for JavaScript Programmers

Is it possible for JavaScript programmers to learn Apple's iOS 4 SDK and live to tell the tale? Technology guru Danny Goodman did, and with this book he leaves a well-marked trail for you to follow. An authority on JavaScript since its inception, Goodman understands the challenges you might face in creating native iOS apps with this SDK, and introduces Xcode, Objective-C, and Cocoa Touch in a context you'll readily understand.
Why bother with the SDK when you can simply build web apps for Apple's iOS devices? Web apps can't access an iPhone's music library, camera, or iOS system software for maps, audio, and more. Nor can you sell web apps in the App Store. If you want to take full advantage of the iPhone and iPad, iOS 4 SDK is your tool -- and this is your book. Includes full coverage of iOS SDK 4.2.

• Learn the distinction between web app and iOS native app programming
• Create a workbench app to test code snippets throughout the learning process
• Get a structural view of an iOS app, and compare the process of building objects in Objective-C versus JavaScipt
• Discover how your code launches iOS apps and makes them user-ready
• Learn about iOS memory management details that are different from JavaScript, including pointers and data types
• Use Objective-C and Cocoa Touch to implement common JavaScript tasks

Rezension:

"Entwickler, die sich mit JavaScript beschäftigen, kennen Danny Goodman: Als Autor der ersten Stunde hat er viel zur Verbreitung und zum Verständnis von JavaScript beigetragen. Die Kunst, komplexe Themen verständlich zu vermitteln, beherrscht er auch in seinem neuen Werk, das sich dem iOS 4 SDK widmet. [...] Goodman ermöglicht [...] dem versierten JavaScript-Entwickler einen schmerzfreien Einstieg mit Objective-C, denn eine durchdachte Struktur sorgt für schnelle Erfolge." (c't 2011, Heft 10)

Autorenporträt:

Danny Goodman is the author of numerous critically acclaimed and best-selling books, including The Complete HyperCard Handbook, Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook, and Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference. He is a renowned authority and expert teacher of computer scripting languages and is widely known for his "javaScript Apostle" articles at Netscape's ViewSource online developers newsletter. His writing style and pedagogy continue to earn praise from readers and teachers around the world. To help keep his finger on the pulse of real-world programming challenges, Goodman frequently lends his touch as consulting programmer and designer to leading-edge World Wide Web and intranet sites from his home base in San Francisco area.

Themen:

• JavaScript
• iOS 4
• iPad Apps
• iPhone Apps
• iPod touch Apps

Verwandte Themen:

• iPhone; Programmierung
• iPad; Programmierung
• iOS 5
• HTML5
• AJAX
• HTML
• Framework
• CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
• Android Apps
• Web Design