The team that brought you the bestselling Beginning iPhone Development is back again for
Beginning iOS 6 Development bringing this definitive guide up-to-date with Apple's latest and
greatest iOS 6 SDK as well as with the latest version of Xcode. There's coverage of brand new
technologies with chapters on storyboards and iCloud for example as well as significant
updates to existing chapters to bring them in line with all the changes that came with the iOS
6 SDK. You'll have everything you need to create your very own apps for the latest iOS devices
including the iPhone 4S iPad 2 and the latest iPod touch. Every single sample app in the book
has been rebuilt from scratch using latest Xcode and the latest 64-bit iOS 6-specific project
templates and designed to take advantage of the latest Xcode features. Assuming only a minimal
working knowledge of Objective-C and written in a friendly easy-to-follow style Beginning
iOS 6 Development offers a complete soup-to-nuts course in iPhone iPad and iPod touch
programming. The book starts with the basics walking through the process of downloading and
installing Xcode and the iOS 6 SDK and then guides you though the creation of your first
simple application. From there you'll learn how to integrate all the interface elements Apple
touch users have come to know and love such as buttons switches pickers toolbars and
sliders. You'll master a variety of design patterns from the simplest single view to complex
hierarchical drill-downs. The confusing art of table building will be demystified and you'll
learn how to save your data using the iPhone file system. You'll also learn how to save and
retrieve your data using a variety of persistence techniques including Core Data and SQLite.
And there's much more! You'll learn to draw using Quartz 2D and OpenGL ES add multitouch
gestural support (pinches and swipes) to your applications and work with the camera photo
library accelerometer and built-in GPS. You'll discover the fine points of application
preferences and learn how to localize your apps for multiple languages. - The iOS 6 update to
the bestselling and most recommended book for Cocoa touch developers - Packed full of tricks
techniques and enthusiasm for the new SDK from a developer perspective - Written in an
accessible easy-to-follow style
