IPhone App Development Essentials

Currently under development, this online book is intended to teach the reader everything necessary to develop apps for the iPhone. It is due for completion in May 2010 so check back for regular updates.

1. About iPhone App Development Essentials
   
   
2. The Anatomy of an iPhone
   • iPhone OS
   • Display
   • Wireless Connectivity
   • Wired Connectivity
   • Memory
   • Camera
   • Sensors
   • Location Detection
   • Central Processing Unit (CPU)
   • Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
   • Speaker and Microphone
   • Vibration
     
     
3. The iPhone OS Architecture and Frameworks
   • An Overview of the iPhone OS Architecture
   • iPhone Development Frameworks
     
     
4. The iPhone OS Cocoa Touch Layer
   • UIKit Framework (UIKit.framework)
   • Map Kit Framework (MapKit.framework)
   • Push Notification Service
   • Message UI Framework (MessageUI.framework)
   • Address Book UI Framework (AddressUI.framework)
   • Game Kit Framework (GameKit.framework)
     
     
5. The iPhone OS Media Layer
   • Core Graphics Framework (CoreGraphics.framework)
   • Quartz Core Framework (QuartzCore.framework)
   • OpenGL ES framework (OpenGLES.framework)
   • iPhone Audio Support
   • AV Foundation framework (AVFoundation.framework)
   • Core Audio Frameworks (CoreAudio.framework, AudioToolbox.framework and AudioUnit.framework)
   • Open Audio Library (OpenAL)
   • Media Player framework (MediaPlayer.framework)
     
     
6. The iPhone OS Core Services Layer
   • Address Book framework (AddressBook.framework)
   • Core Data Framework (CoreData.framework)
   • Core Foundation Framework (CoreFoundation.framework)
   • Foundation Framework (Foundation.framework)
   • Core Location Framework (CoreLocation.framework)
   • Store Kit Framework (StoreKit.framework)
   • SQLite library
     
     
7. The iPhone OS Core OS Layer
   • CFNetwork Framework (CFNetwork.framework)
   • External Accessory framework (ExternalAccessory.framework)
   • Security Framework (Security.framework)
   • System (LibSystem)
     
     
8. Installing Xcode and the iPhone SDK
   • Identifying if you have an Intel or PowerPC based Mac
   • Installing Xcode and the iPhone SDK
   • Starting Xcode
     
     
9. Creating a Simple iPhone App
   
   
10. Testing Apps on the iPhone – Developer Certificates and Provisioning Profiles
11. The Basics of Objective-C Programming
    • Objective-C Data Types and Variables
    • Objective-C Expressions
    • Objective-C Flow Control with if and else
    • Looping with the for Statement
    • Objective-C Looping with do and while
    • Objective-C do ... while loops
      
      
12. The Basics of Object Oriented Programming in Objective-C
    • What is an Object?
    • What is a Class?
    • Declaring an Objective-C Class Interface
    • Adding Instance Variables to a Class
    • Define Class Methods
    • Declaring an Objective-C Class Implementation
    • Declaring, Initializing and Releasing a Class Instance
    • Calling Methods and Accessing Instance Data
    • Creating the Program Section
    • Bringing it all Together
    • Structuring Object-Oriented Objective-C Code