Chapter 9. MapKit

I have been looking forward to writing this chapter on MapKit since the time I first conceived this book. This is the last chapter, and our journey together is almost over. It is fitting that we finish with a bang, and I am confident that this subject will not disappoint you.

During the course of this chapter, you will see that some of the coolest and most successful apps are based upon what we call the MapKit framework. The biggest reason I saved the best for last is that this topic requires as much foundation as possible in order to not overwhelm the student. Teaching this course to a lecture hall full of eager, and mostly novice, programmers, I have learned the hard way that when I succumbed to the students' enthusiasm and ...

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