Learning iCloud Data Management: A Hands-On Guide to Structuring Data for iOS and OS X

Preface

When Apple announces new products or new versions of its operating systems, there is usually a big press event, and frequently there are lines of people waiting at Apple stores. There’s generally a pattern to these announcements. In the case of the operating systems, the major announcements are made at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June. In some years, developer previews of one or both operating systems are made available earlier in the spring. Over the course of the summer, developer releases are made available. Rumors of the availability of the new iPhone begin circulating, and, sometime in the fall, Apple sends invitations to a media event to be held in a week. At that event, a new version of iOS is shown to the public ...