Video description
This focused workshop provides 4 hours of high-quality video
training on advanced iPhone and iOS 5 App development presented by
expert iOS developer Robert Turrall. Robert will guide you through
the more advanced iOS Application Development topics including
multithreading and performance issues, adding Twitter Integration
to Applications. Other recent additions to the CocoaTouch Framework
for iOS5 will also be covered. Starting with a short overview of
each of the areas to be covered, the video will take you through
the process of creating targeted applications aimed at illustrating
the use of each of the Frameworks covered – giving you a solid
grounding in the subject matter and finished application code
examples that can be reused in their own projects. The exceptional
quality video tutorials, come complete with lesson files.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Course Overview
00:05:41
iOS Frameworks Overview and iOS 5 Additions
00:11:34
Custom User Locations in the iOS Simulator
00:04:29
Using Blocks
Blocks Overview
00:04:46
Building with Blocks
00:08:01
Assets Library Example
00:08:25
Threads and Performance
Threads Overview
00:09:46
Simple Multithreading: Free the UI
Improving App Performance
Automatic Reference Counting -New in iOS 5
ARC: Converting Existing Projects
Storyboards -New in iOS 5
Storyboards Overview
Storyboards: Not Just for TableViews
Storyboards: Converting Existing Projects
Customizing the UI -New in iOS 5
UIKit and UIAppearance Overview
Basic UI Customization
Customizing Controls
Producing Custom Text Effects with Core Text
Enhancing Your Apps with In-App Audio
Audio Frameworks Overview
Adding a Background Soundtrack
Adding Sound Effects
Using Background Music from the User’s Library
Twitter Integration -New in iOS 5
Twitter Integration Overview
Sending a Tweet
Retrieving Tweets: The Public Timeline
iCloud Integration -New in iOS 5
iCloud Overview
Storing App Settings in the iCloud
Document Storage/Syncing with iCloud