Introducing iOS 8

Learn to make iOS apps even if you have absolutely no programming experience. This hands-on book takes you from idea to App Store, using real-world examples—such as driving a car or eating at a restaurant—to teach programming and app development. You’ll learn concepts through clear, concise, jargon-free language.

This book focuses on Apple’s new programming language, Swift. Each lesson is divided into two parts: the lecture portion explains the terms and concepts through examples, and the exercise portion helps you apply these concepts while building real-world apps, like a tip calculator. Learn how to think differently—and see the world from a whole new perspective.

• Learn the basic building blocks of programming
• Dive into the Swift programming language
• Make apps for iPhone and iPad
• Use GPS in your app to find a user’s location
• Take or select photos with your app
• Integrate your app with Facebook and Twitter
• Submit your app to the App Store
• Manage and market your app on the App Store

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Getting Started
Chapter 2. Introduction to Programming
Chapter 3. Diving into Swift
Chapter 4. Diving Deeper
Chapter 5. Building Multiscreen Apps
Chapter 6. Next Steps: Debugging, Documentation, and App Icons
Chapter 7. Devices and Auto Layout
Chapter 8. Maps and Location
Chapter 9. Camera, Photos, and Social Networks
Chapter 10. Running on a Device
Chapter 11. Submitting to the App Store
Chapter 12. Managing and Marketing Your App

Appendix A. Objective-C
Appendix B. List of Synonyms