Comments on: Best Books for iPhone Development

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:03:25 +0000

Mark,
Thanks for the comments. I’ve done a few iPhone programs. I’m an oldtimer from the
PL1/ALGOL/C/C++ vein. I found objective-C to be straightforward as was all the SDK
and API stuff. I used the Cocoa/Hillegass and Oreilly text’s and completely agree with
the comments above.

By FAR the hardest thing about iPhone development for me was all the licensing key’s
and how they fit into X-Code. I still struggle with getting the correct file built in the correct
way for each phase of development and distribution. In your opinion, what is the best
source describing this?

Thanks for your great post.
Stephen

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:07:14 +0000

Something you should add about the IPhone Developer’s Cookbook… While there are some good examples in the book, most of the code is overly focused on making interface elements without IB. These days if you know what you are looking for, there are plenty of equally good examples out on the internet.

The problem for IDC, is that it really isn’t that good at teaching you. It is poorly written and spends to much time covering beta versions of the 2.0 OS and api’s that are out of bounds.

After reading through IDC, I wanted my money back. Save yourself some time and money and get the Apress book.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:44:43 +0000

I agree with luke – the Apress book is very good. It gives a good overview to beginners and delves into deeper topics for those already up to speed. Well written and easy to understand – aces !

By: Vishwa

Vishwa — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:25:46 +0000

Nice list of some good books. Thanks for sharing.

By: luke

luke — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:11:37 +0000

The O’reilly – iPhone Sdk Application Development – 2009 book is a quick hack job. It is incomplete. The best books I’ve found so far are the APress and the O’Reilly – iPhone Open Application Development. The Apress book is a masterpiece.