Introduction

In this comprehensive guide to creating an e-commerce iOS app using Objective-C and Parse, the most popular and powerful Backend as a Service (BaaS) provider.I will walk you through every step—from collecting requirements;prototyping the visual interface; setting up the project with Xcode and Parse;creating the data model with Parse; presenting, searching, filtering, and favoriting products; managing the shopping bag; processing the payment; and managing a user account—always with security best practices in mind.

The book uses a complete and functioning e-commerce iPhone app as the example, along with various Parse products, to present the most popular use case of an e-commerce mobile app, such as user account creation, logging in ...

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