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Apr 9, 2007

I was wondering if someone could point me to a couple of books where I could get started in programming iPhone apps.

ATM I've got a decent amount of free time at work and I've got some ideas for some very basic (for now) financial based apps that is basically for me and a couple of other people. Whether or not this is works is then where I decide to expand it a little.

My background isn't exactly programming but I have a decent amount of skill in html/css and some basic self taught stuff using python but after that its nothing. I have no idea if that helps at all.

So I need to know if the books reccommended in the op like this http://www.bookdepository.com/book/...one-Programming

will suit me? Or whether I should start right at the beginning with something like the dummies books or something else entirely and then work onto an iphone specific book.

This is just a side project and something I wouldn't mind doing as a hobby to see if I can make something workable and I'm not looking to make any money.

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Fists Up
Apr 9, 2007

pokeyman posted:

I haven't looked at the book beyond the pages Amazon makes available, but based on that and a couple reviews I've seen, this book assumes no prior knowledge so I think you'll be ok. The annoying part is it doesn't cover Xcode 4 or iOS 4 (the next edition does but it's in pre-order right now), so you'll want to brush up on those separately if you go ahead with this book.

I taught myself without books (from the docs and searching elsewhere), so maybe someone who actually used books could weigh in.

Thanks. I just prefer to have a book on hand because I find I tend to read it more thoroughly than stuff on the web. Plus I get tired of staring at a screen all the time.

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