iOS Components and Frameworks Understanding the Advanced Features of the iOS SDK

Take the next leap forward as an iOS app developer: leverage iOS 6's powerful new components and frameworks, and build apps with outstanding performance, reliability, interactivity, media support, and customization! iOS Components and Frameworkshandles intermediate-to-advanced iOS programming topics brilliantly, fully illuminating the sophisticated intermediate-to-advanced-level techniques you're now ready for. Pioneering iOS programmers Kyle Richter and Joe Keeley offer thorough and example-rich coverage of topics ranging from social support to security, Core Data to advanced networking, iCloud support to StoreKit and Mapkit. You'll find a full section on advanced performance and security techniques, including the effective use of Grand Central Dispatch and Keychain. Richter and Keeley also thoroughly address Core Gallery Views, Core Text, Gesture Recognizers, Photo Libraries, and more. Each chapter contains a complete sample project that walks you through integrating its technology into a generic iOS app. You'll discover how multiple iOS 6 features can be combined into exceptionally powerful apps, and walk through a complete case study project: a fully functional game with complete Game Center integration. Throughout, you'll find robust code examples designed for easy reuse, making this your most valuable iOS go-to reference for years to come.

Kyle Richter is the founder of Dragon Forged Software, an award winning iOS and Mac Development Company, and co-founder of Empirical Development, a for-hire iOS shop. Kyle began writing code in the early 90s and has always been dedicated to the Mac platform. He has written several books on iOS development, as well as articles on many popular developer blogs and websites. He manages a team of over 20 full time iOS developers and runs day-to-day operations at three development companies. Kyle travels the world speaking on development and entrepreneurship; currently he calls Key West his home, where he spends his time with his Border Collie Landis. He can be found on Twitter @kylerichter.

 

Joe Keeley is the CTO of Dragon Forged Software and Project Lead at Empirical Development. Joe works on Resolve and Slender, where he has led a number of successful client projects to completion. He has liked writing code since first keying on an Apple ][ and has worked on a wide variety of technology and systems projects in his career. He has presented several different technical topics at iOS and Mac conferences around the US. Joe lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and two daughters and hopes to get back into competitive fencing again in his spare time. He can be reached on Twitter @jwkeeley

Preface
Introduction

1. StoreKit and In-App Purchasing
2. Core Location, MapKit, and Geofencing
3. Getting Started with iAds
4. Game Center Leader Boards and Achievements
5. Working with Address Book
6. Working with Music Libraries

Part II. Networking and the Cloud
7. Working with and Parsing JSON
8. Getting Started with iCloud
9. Push and Local Notifications
10. HTTP Live Streaming with AVFoundation
11. Bluetooth Networking with GameKit
12. AirPrint

Part III. Core Data and iCloud
13. Core Data Primer
14. Getting Up and Running with Core Data
15. Connecting to iCloud with Core Data

Part IV. Performance and Security
16. Working with Background Tasks
17. Getting Started with Blocks
18. Grand Central Dispatch for Performance
19. Using Keychain to Secure Data

Part V. Graphics and Interface
20. Working with Images and Filters
21. Gallery Views
22. Core Text for iOS
23. Gesture Recognizers
24. Accessing Photo Libraries