Introduction

Over the last three years, we've heard the following 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. The book is also written for someone who may have never programmed before using object-oriented programming (OOP) languages. There are many Objective-C books out there, but all of these books assume you have programmed before and know OOP and computer logic. We wanted to write a book that takes readers from knowing little or nothing about computer programming ...

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