Anyone Can Create an App: Beginning iPhone and iPad programming

Anyone Can Create an App: Beginning iPhone and iPad programming

<b>Summary</b><BR><BR>Do you have a fantastic idea for an iPhone app but no idea how to bring it to life? Great news! With the right tools and a little practice, anyone can create an app. This book will get you started, even if you've never written a line of computer code.<BR><BR>Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.<BR><BR><b>About the Book</b><BR><BR><i>Anyone Can Create an App</i> begins with the basics by introducing programming concepts, the Swift language, and the tools you'll need to write iOS apps. As you explore the interesting examples, illuminating illustrations, and crystal-clear step-by-step instructions, you'll learn to:<BR><ul><li>Get started programming, no experience necessary!</li><li>Add controls like text boxes and buttons</li><li>Keep track of your favorite things by creating the Like It or Not (LioN) app</li></ul>By the end, you'll be able to create and run your own apps, and you'll have the confidence to learn more on your own. The book is updated for Swift 3.<BR><b>About the Reader</b><BR><BR>This book is written especially for non programmers - no experience needed!<BR><BR><b>About the Author</b><BR><BR><b>Wendy Wise</b> has an extensive background in mobile and application development and has worked with several Fortune 500 companies. In her 17-year technical career, Wendy has served as a senior director of software development, a senior product manager for international mobile applications, and a hands-on developer for web and mobile technologies, among many other technical roles. Wendy fully embraces her nerd/geek side, as you'll find out as you read this book. In her spare time, she enjoys beer, coffee, photography, camping, and being outdoors.<BR><BR><b>Table of Contents</b><BR><BR><ol><h4>PART 1 - YOUR VERY FIRST APP</h4><li>Getting started</li><li>Building your first app</li><li>Your first app, explained</li><li>Learning more about your development tools: Xcode</li><li>Capturing users' actions: adding buttons</li><li>The button app, explained</li><li>Capturing user input: adding text boxes</li><li>Playing on the Playground</li><h4>PART 2 - THE KEYS TO THE CITY: UNDERSTANDING KEY DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS</h4><li>Go with the flow, man! Controlling the flow of your app</li><li>While you're doing that... </li><li>Collections</li><li>Telling stories with storyboards</li><li>ViewControllers in depth </li><li>Put it on my tab: creating tab bars</li><li>Table views: more than a coffee table picture book</li><li>Patterns: learning to sew</li><h4>PART 3 - CREATING THE LIKE IT OR NOT APP </h4><li>Putting it all together: the LioN app</li><li>Adding data to your LioN app</li><li>Displaying details of your LioN</li><li>Creating the details of the detail view</li><li>The AddEditView scene</li><li>Delegates are everywhere</li><li>Editing LioNs</li><li>Saving LioNs</li><li>Making your LioN prettier</li><li>Working with Auto Layout</li><li>Search your LioNs</li></ol>