Learning Mobile App Development A Hands-on Guide to Building Apps with iOS and Android

by Iversen, Jakob; Eierman, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780321947864
• ISBN10: 032194786X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-12-19
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Summary

The Only Tutorial Covering BOTH iOS and Android—for students and professionals alike!

 

Now, one book can help you master mobile app development with both market-leading platforms: Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. Perfect for both students and professionals, Learning Mobile App Development is the only tutorial with complete parallel coverage of both iOS and Android. With this guide, you can master either platform, or both—and gain a deeper understanding of the issues associated with developing mobile apps.

 

You’ll develop an actual working app on both iOS and Android, mastering the entire mobile app development lifecycle, from planning through licensing and distribution.

Each tutorial in this book has been carefully designed to support readers with widely varying backgrounds and has been extensively tested in live developer training courses. If you’re new to iOS, you’ll also find an easy, practical introduction to Objective-C, Apple’s native language.

 

All source code for this book, organized by chapter, is available at https://github.com/LearningMobile/BookApps

 

Coverage includes

• Understanding the unique design challenges associated with mobile apps
• Setting up your Android and iOS development environments
• Mastering Eclipse development tools for Android and Xcode 5 tools for iOS
• Designing interfaces and navigation schemes that leverage each platform’s power
• Reliably integrating persistent data into your apps
• Using lists (Android) or tables (iOS) to effectively present data to users
• Capturing device location, displaying it, and using it in your apps
• Accessing hardware devices and sensors
• Publishing custom apps internally within an organization
• Monetizing your apps on Apple’s AppStore or the Google Play marketplace, as well as other ways of profiting from app development, such as consulting and developer jobs

 

 

Author Biography

Jakob Iversen, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Information Systems, Chair of the Interactive Web Management Program, and Director of Information Technology Services at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Business. His current research interests include software process improvement, agile software development, e-collaboration, and mobile development. Dr. Iversen teaches and consults on web development, mobile development, technology innovation, information systems management, strategy, and software development processes.

 

Michael Eierman, Ph.D is a Professor of Information Systems and Chair of the Information Systems Department at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Business. Dr. Eierman has worked in the information systems field for nearly 30 years as a programmer, analyst, and consultant, but primarily as a teacher. From the very first class taken in college

at the suggestion of an advisor, information systems have been his passion. His research has taken many directions over his years as a professor but is currently focused on the impact of collaborative and mobile technology. Dr. Eierman is also co-owner and manager of Ei-Sor Development, LLC—a provider of Android and iOS apps designed for the outdoorsman.

Table of Contents

Part I: Overview of Mobile App Development
1: Why Mobile Apps?
2: App Design Issues

 

Part II: Developing the Android App (each chapter is a tutorial)
3: Using Eclipse for Android Development
4: Navigation and Interface Design and App Anatomy
5: Persistent Data
6: Lists
7: Maps and Location
8: Camera and Other Sensors

 

Part III: Developing the iOS App (each chapter is a tutorial)
9: Using Xcode for iOS  Development
10: Navigation and Interface Design and App Anatomy
11: Persistent Data
12: Tables
13: Maps and Location
14: Camera and Other Sensors

 

Part IV:
15: Monetizing Apps
16: Publishing Apps in the App/Play Store and the Enterprise
17: Maintenance

 

Appendix A: Installing Eclipse and Android Plug-In

Appendix B: Installing Xcode and Signing Up for Apple Developer Programs

Appendix C: Introduction to Objective-C