ios tips and tricks

iOS Development Tricks and Tips

Getting Started with iOS Programming

Books

http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920010135 http://www.apress.com/9781430230243

Videos

http://itunes.stanford.edu/

More Videos

http://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2011/

App Design and Usability

Download and Try Lots of Apps

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http://pttrns.com/

Study Mobile Design Patterns

Books

http://www.pearsonhighered.com http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920001133

Make Paper Sketches and Mockups

Source: Designing the iPhone User Experience

Understand Context of Use

Source: Tapworthy

44 (Pixels) Is the Magic Number

Source: Tapworthy Image Source: letmedefine.com

The Rule of Thumb

Source: Tapworthy

Less Is More

Image Source: http://cksthoughtsblog.blogspot.com/

Running Your App on Real Devices

Sign Up for Apple Developer Account

Individual Company

Two Kinds of Accounts

Start This Process Early!

Your App on Your Device

UDID

}iOS Provisioning Portal: https://developer.apple.com/ios/manage/overview/index.action

Configure XCode for 3 Builds

Debug Ad Hoc App Store

Test Devices Beta Testers General Public

http://testflightapp.com/

Marketing Your App

Books

http://www.apress.com/9781430233008

Using Your App to Market Itself

Marketing through Blogs, YouTube

Discoverability in App Store

App Review Sites

Business Models

In-App Marketing

http://getsharekit.com/

Thank You!James Richards is an advisor to Zaarly and the CTO and co-founder of Artisan Global LLC. He makes location-aware mobile apps with maps. James also enjoys surfing, snowboarding, yoga, music, family, and his cats Remy and Twiggy. They make sure he doesn't work too hard.

@j_richardsartisanglobal.com

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