Introduction

Over the last two years, we've heard this countless times: "I've never programmed before, but I have a great idea for an iPhone/iPad app. Can I really learn to program the iPhone or iPad?" We always answer, "yes, but you have to believe you can." Only you are going to tell yourself you can't do it.

For the Newbie

This book assumes you may have never programmed before. It is also written for someone who may have never programmed before using object-oriented programming (OOP) languages. There are lots of Objective-C books out there, but all of these books assume you have programmed before and know OOP. We wanted to write a book that takes readers from knowing nothing about programming to being able to program in Objective-C.

Over the last ...

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