iPhone Tutorials

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This site contains a ton of fun tutorials – so many that they were becoming hard to find! So I put together this little page to help everyone quickly find the tutorial they’re looking for. Hope you enjoy! :]

Beginning iPhone Programming

iPhone programming is like a ladybug - fun and only a little scary!

If you’re completely new to iPhone programming, start here! First there’s a tutorial series that will walk you through the process of creating an iPhone app from start to finish – using the most common APIs that almost every app uses. Next there’s a tutorial about memory management – the area where beginners most often get confused about!

Also, if you’re a beginner you should sign up for our monthly iOS newsletter – to thank you for signing up, we’ll give you a free copy of the 1st tutorial in the iOS Apprentice series! This is an epic-length tutorial for complete beginners that walks you through creating your first app, and it’s fully updated for iOS 5.

iOS 5 Tutorials

Want some iOS 5 Tutorials? We got you covered!

iOS 5 is one of the biggest updates to iOS so far. It has tons of cool new APIs and features you can use in your apps, from ARC to Storyboards to iCloud to GLKit to much more! We wrote a huge book called iOS 5 By Tutorials that covers everything you need to know, and we’re also releasing some of the chapters here for free!

Beginning Game Programming

Ninjas Going Pew-Pew!

If you want to make games on the iPhone, the easiest way by far is to use the Cocos2D iPhone framework! These tutorials will help get you started by showing you how to make some simple games and solve common problems.

In addition to these tutorials, you might be interested in the Cocos2D book by Rod Strougo and myself.

Intermediate and Advanced Game Programming

Whack this Mole!

If you’ve finished the Beginning Game Programming tutorials and are itching for some more, check out these tutorials for more advanced techniques!

Game Physics

Create a simple game with Chipmunk physics!

It turns out there are some great libraries available out there that you can use to easily add physics to your games – without having to be a math expert! These tutorials will show you how to get started with these libraries so you can use them to create amazing effects in your games!

Saving and Loading Data

Core Data Failed Banks Model Diagram

Almost every app needs to save and load data on the iPhone – and there are many different ways to do so. In these tutorials, you can get hands-on experience with many of the most common methods.

Graphics and Animation

Welcome to Core Graphics 101!

In order to be successful on the App Store these days, your app needs to look good. Here are a few tutorials that you can use to up the quality level of your apps, and your gain mad skills with graphics and animation programming.

Network Programming

Web Services + iPhone Apps Rule!

You can take your app to the next level by integrating with a server-back end or allowing networking between devices. These tutorials show you how!

Making Money

1) Integrate iAd 2) ??? 3) PROFIT!

There are certain technologies and techniques you can use in your apps that can directly help you make ‘mo money! And although money can’t buy happiness, you gotta pay for your beer somehow amirite?

Audio

Screenshot from BasicSounds sample project

When I first started iOS programming, I knew a WAV file played sounds and that was about it. These posts explain a lot about audio files and formats, and explain how you can play audio in your apps.

iPad Development

What it will look like when we're done!

If you know how to program for the iPhone, it’s a simple matter to program for the iPad as well! These tutorials walk you through some of the differences and help get you started with some of the new APIs available on the iPad.

3rd Party Libraries

I have a soft spot for malteses!

There are a lot of third party APIs and SDKs you might want to include in your apps. These tutorials cover a few of them and show you how to get started.

Training and Announcements

One day class introducing iOS programming for beginners!

From time to time I announce upcoming training, books, and other types of announcements from this site. Here’s the news so far!

Other

Plot Baltimore crime data using MapKit!

There’s always something that doesn’t fit anywhere else! Here’s a hodgepodge of other posts and tutorials you may find interesting.

Where To Go From Here?

If there’s something you’re interested in learning something that isn’t here, suggest a tutorial! Every week I’ll take the best suggestions and put a vote on the sidebar to let you guys choose what you want to see!

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