Continuing Education Course / IEEE Baltimore Section

Title: Intro to iOS App Development

Speaker: Justin Curtis, MS

Date: April 13, 2013 Time: 10 am - 2 pm

Location:

National Electronics Museum (NEM)

1745 W. Nursery Road, Linthicum, MD 21090

https://www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org

Abstract: Mobile application development has exploded with the success of the iPhone. The iOS ecosystem has made it easier than ever for developers to make their apps available to the general public. This, FREE, four-hour, mini-course, will examine the origins of iOS development, cover the basics of getting started as an iOS developer, and examine details of the most basic syntax of Objective C.

Proposed Outline:

History of iOS Development

Steve Jobs departure from Apple
Jobs Forms NeXT
Apple buys NeXT and Jobs takes over Apple
Apple begins working on the iPhone using the technology developed at NeXT
Speculative work begins on iPhone development ~1999.
iPhone debuts on June 29, 2007
Time Magazine names iPhone invention of year (2007)
2008 iPhone SDK released
Various iterations of the iPhone are released over the next several years
iTunes App store
App store grows in worldwide availability

Getting Started as a Developer

Much, much, easier if you own a Mac
Downloading Xcode via the App Store
Installation of Xcode

Big download
Takes a bit of time
Resource Intensive

iOS Developer Center

https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action

Testing apps

Testing apps on your computer via the simulators - Free
Testing apps on your phone

Must Join Apple developer program $99 per year

https://developer.apple.com/programs/start/standard/
How to signup

Apple’s take

Apple gets 30% of all sales
Apple “encourages” developers to charge for apps

Provisioning Profiles

Adding your devices
Adding Team Members

Programming for iOS Devices

Getting the biggest bang out of your app

iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
What are the requirements of the app?

Need phone dialer? No iPod Touch
Internet access?

iPhone screen resolutions

iPad vs. iPhone vs. iPhone 5
Fragmentation

Differences in languages

Objective C vs. Java

XIB files
IBAction and IBOutlets
Linking to code
HelloWorld?
ARC vs MRC
Audio playback
Frameworks
OpenGL
OOP
Design Patterns and HID
Learning Objective C

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#referencelibrary/GettingStarted/Learning_Objective-C_A_Primer/index.html

Additional Resources

Submitting Your App

Submission Process

Timeline for approval

App Review Guidelines

https://developer.apple.com/appstore/guidelines.html

Speaker’s bio: Justin Curtis is an instructor of Computer Science and serves as Web Developer for the Bryn Mawr School. Along with Java programming, Justin teaches students how to develop iOS applications for the iPhone and other iOS devices. Before his ten years at Bryn Mawr, Justin Curtis worked for an Internet startup company as a Web Developer where he developed content management systems, payment gateways, and other web related software projects. Justin Curtis earned his Masters of Science from the Johns Hopkins University School of Engineering.

Registration: Send email to Boris Gramatikov (bgramat-at-jhmi.edu) indicating your IEEE status and IEEE member #, work affiliation, and whether you intend to apply for CEU credit. Those who would like to receive the credit and a certificate, should bring to the course a check for $18, issued to “IEEE, Baltimore Section”.