Hi all i've come up with a crazy idea that i want to make my own iPhone app, I have the app designed in my head and know what i want from it and to be honest it's very basic but there's one setback !!! I've never programmed in my life before i have installed the SDK and looked at Xcode & Interface Builder on my iMac but writing the code is going to be a problem for me.
I've watched several BEGINNERS guides to building navigation-based applications but then they start writing these little lines of code in Xcode that mean nothing to me and with no explanation of what the line does exactly or why we need to do it so i'm lost !!!! i've learned nothing I could simply copy the tutorial and probably get the same result but i wouldn't be able to do it again on my own as it would not have been learned, just copied.
Is there ANY tutorials you could recommend thats for FIRST TIME Programmers rather than expecting the person to have some programming knowledge. I don't mind if its in book format that i have to purchase, i'm keen to learn and have faith i'll get to grips with whats happening IF explained properly.
I would suggest picking up a "teach yourself C" book and start going through that. Everything you code for your app will be a combination of C and Objective-C. Since you have never programmed anything, I think a good place to start is C. It should give you the foundation of the language before you head into the object oriented objective-c.
Thanks Paul, i did hear that the software used for iPhone app development is Objective C as you have stated. Whats the difference in this and just the Programming language C ?
Hi! im like you and have no coding experience at all, and am struggling to learn the basics. but I have found a lot of things that really helped me understand some things, and heres what I found.
1. Lynda.com - iPhone SDK Essential Training (link)
These are great video tutorials with every bit of info you need to get started. the speaker is very clear, and the videos are easy to follow.
2. Mobiletuts+ (link)
This website is focused on giving tutorials on mobile development not limited to iPhone development. It's got some good stuff to learn once you get a feel for things from the training videos.
3. HDiPhone's video tutorials (link)
This guy has some good tutorials that I found might be usefull
4. Making An Image Dodging Game (link)
This is a good tutorial for making your first game. but save this type of thing until you've learned enough to understand what your doing.
Thanks Paul, i did hear that the software used for iPhone app development is Objective C as you have stated. Whats the difference in this and just the Programming language C ?
Objective-c has object oriented characteristics...like encapsulation, polymorphism and inheritance. C does not.
You can hit up google on objective-C. You'll find that Objective-C is basically a blend of C and Smalltalk.
Anyway..with some C knowledge, you should be good to go. Also, by looking at t a lot of the Apple examples, it should help you get used to reading the code. You'll start to spot things like setting variables, executing methods, loops. It will all come in time.
I too am in the same boat. Picked up Apps for Dummies and it was a good read but be forewarned it states you will need to learn objective C to really start coding. As of now I'm hours, days or weeks from completing my app.... I just don't know. I really believe a real coder could complete my app in a few hours but then again who knows.
Honestly I have gained a wealth of tid bits here and on YouTube. Damn those 14 yr olds for making it look so easy
Great, just what I needed to know to get started. I have already started the Lynda series.
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Hi! im like you and have no coding experience at all, and am struggling to learn the basics. but I have found a lot of things that really helped me understand some things, and heres what I found.
1. Lynda.com - iPhone SDK Essential Training (link)
These are great video tutorials with every bit of info you need to get started. the speaker is very clear, and the videos are easy to follow.
2. Mobiletuts+ (link)
This website is focused on giving tutorials on mobile development not limited to iPhone development. It's got some good stuff to learn once you get a feel for things from the training videos.
3. HDiPhone's video tutorials (link)
This guy has some good tutorials that I found might be usefull
4. Making An Image Dodging Game (link)
This is a good tutorial for making your first game. but save this type of thing until you've learned enough to understand what your doing.
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i have installed the SDK and looked at Xcode & Interface Builder on my iMac but writing the code is going to be a problem for me.
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