Every programmer needs a great platform to write their amazing apps on, and iOS 5 is the next evolution of the world's most advanced mobile app platform. Millions of people will be running it in a few months. How are you going to be positioned to compete in the fast-paced App Store?
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http://www.acs.org.au/tas/index.cfm?action=event&area=9007&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10223627914868 Come join us in Hobart for three action-packed days of training and tuition, where you'll learn all you need to create amazing apps for iOS 5.
(Limited Places Available)
You'll learn:
How to design an app that your users will love
The ins and outs of Objective-C, the programming language used in iOS
How to use the all-new Xcode 4 to its full potential
How to work magic in the App Store for your product's success
How to take advantage of the incredible new developer features introduced in iOS 5
How to let your user use their data anywhere with iCloud
You'll get the most out of this course if you've developed software before, but you don't have to have written apps for iOS yet. If you have, that's great too, iOS 5 brings so much new stuff to the table that you'll be learning heaps, no matter your background.
By the end of the course, you'll be fully trained in developing advanced applications using iOS 5 technologies, and be ready to apply them to whatever problem you're trying to solve (If you have the appropriate background and experience). You'll also receive an exclusive copy of our Secret Lab iOS Field Manual, so you can continue your learning from the comfort of your own sofa.
Syllabus Summary:
Programming with Objective-C 2.0, including recent advances new to iOS 5
Common design patterns in Cocoa Touch, the framework you'll use to write apps
Exploring Xcode, the iOS IDE
Using the iOS Simulator
Developing a data-driven iOS app
Techniques for designing a great user experience
Visual design in iOS for programmers
Advanced uses of the iOS SDK
Multi-tasking and multi-threading with Grand Central Dispatch and blocks
Building Newsstand apps
Integrating Twitter into your apps
Using Game Center to write real-time and turn-based games
Using Core Animation to build fluid, dynamic interfaces
Playing media with AV Foundation
Using iCloud to save and push data to devices
The Trainers:
Secret Lab's training staff are all veteran iOS developers who've been working with iOS since before the App Store opened. Secret Lab works with amazing clients, ranging from the ABC in Australia to Meebo and other start-ups in San Francisco.
Secret Lab's training staff are authors of best-selling technical works, such as Jon Manning and Paris Buttfield-Addison's iPhone and iPad Game Development For Dummies. Secret Lab has been around since 2008.
Our staff have decades of combined experience with iOS and Mac OS technology.
The Details:
The course runs for three days, Thursday 12th - 14th of April, in the Hobart CBD.
Bring a laptop running at least Mac OS X 10.6.8, with Xcode 4.2 installed. Everything else you need will be provided. We will provide access to installers on the day if you forget!
You'll definitely need a Mac laptop though, capable of running Mac OS X 10.6.x+.
An iOS Developer Program account is not required (but if you have one, great!)
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea are provided, plus all the tea and coffee you'd ever want. Seriously, go nuts.
We assume that you know how to program (details like language don't matter), but we don't assume anything else. Ideally your programming experience is recent. Contact us if you have questions.
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