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I'm interested in knowing what you found to be the best resources for building your first iOS app. Did you use anything like PhoneGap or just Xcode? I have been

I'm interested in knowing what you found to be the best resources for building your first iOS app. Did you use anything like PhoneGap or just Xcode? I have been looking at making an iOS app and while there are lots of examples of how do specific things, I haven't found any good overviews of how to properly architect an iOS app or what if any framework to use.

tsalfie 15y ago
I built the backend server with Rails (I knew this already), but the rest was native iOS, so all Xcode. As far as how to architect it, I'm not sure I'd be much help. I basically jotted down what the app would look like and just started with individual features. I did have some help and advice from two iOS devs when it came to questions like, "I want it to do X, what is that called in the iOS world?", so I was better able to search for answers. Basically, I'd just start with a feature of your app and try to build it. Most likely, someone smarter than both of us has done it and written about it (or at least something similar enough). Once you start writing code, you'll quickly get a feel for how things work and have a better sense of what the overall app should look like. Not sure if that helps any but good luck.
john2x 15y ago
I'm going through Beggining iPhone 4 Development from Apress right now and it's a great resource.
bjplink 15y ago
I built my first app from scratch almost entirely using Learn iPhone Programming (http://learningiphoneprogramming.com http://learningiphoneprogramming.com) by Alasdair Allan. Highly recommended.
- jamesgagan 15y ago
  i'll check it out.
jashmenn 15y ago
Hey jamesgagan, I feel your pain. I found the same thing when I started iOS development a few years ago: plenty of tutorials on how to restyle a specific widget, but not many resources on how a real-world application should be structured as a whole. I've got a few iOS apps under my belt and I feel like I could have something to offer in this area. Feel like Skyping for a half hour or so? I'd love to help talk through your architecture. My email is in my profile.
- jamesgagan 15y ago
  thanks for the offer - i may take you up on it at some point!
dzlobin 15y ago
I think the Stanford coure was a great reference. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cs193p-student-final-projects/id395605774?i=90218598 http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cs193p-student-final-proj...

tsalfie 15y ago

I built the backend server with Rails (I knew this already), but the rest was native iOS, so all Xcode. As far as how to architect it, I'm not sure I'd be much help. I basically jotted down what the app would look like and just started with individual features. I did have some help and advice from two iOS devs when it came to questions like, "I want it to do X, what is that called in the iOS world?", so I was better able to search for answers. Basically, I'd just start with a feature of your app and try to build it. Most likely, someone smarter than both of us has done it and written about it (or at least something similar enough). Once you start writing code, you'll quickly get a feel for how things work and have a better sense of what the overall app should look like. Not sure if that helps any but good luck.

john2x 15y ago

I'm going through Beggining iPhone 4 Development from Apress right now and it's a great resource.

bjplink 15y ago

I built my first app from scratch almost entirely using Learn iPhone Programming (http://learningiphoneprogramming.com http://learningiphoneprogramming.com) by Alasdair Allan. Highly recommended.

jamesgagan 15y ago
i'll check it out.

jashmenn 15y ago

Hey jamesgagan, I feel your pain. I found the same thing when I started iOS development a few years ago: plenty of tutorials on how to restyle a specific widget, but not many resources on how a real-world application should be structured as a whole. I've got a few iOS apps under my belt and I feel like I could have something to offer in this area. Feel like Skyping for a half hour or so? I'd love to help talk through your architecture. My email is in my profile.

jamesgagan 15y ago
thanks for the offer - i may take you up on it at some point!

dzlobin 15y ago

I think the Stanford coure was a great reference. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cs193p-student-final-projects/id395605774?i=90218598 http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cs193p-student-final-proj...