IOS Programming for simple App, where to start

[Cr0nJ0b]

I'm sure you hear this a lot, but basically, my young kids 8 and 10 want to build a really simple ipod App. Nothing too fancy just for fun. I want to encourage them, but don't have a programming background. So I thought I'd do a little digging and try to learn some of the basics to help them out, but I'm not sure where to start...I've seen books for IOS but i'm guessing i would also need Java or C or something more to build a working app.

Any help is appreciated.

thanks

 

[purbeast0]

most of the beginner ios books i've seen (i used one of them) already expect you to have basic programming knowledge. so if they don't have any of that then i'd start with something like an introduction to c++ because objective c is closer to c++ than java.

 

[SearchMaster]

Has anyone tried Swift yet? I have not but it looks to be an easier learning curve than Objective-C.

 

[purbeast0]

i've not tried swift, just heard about it briefly. the weirdest thing about objective-c is the syntax. but if you play around with it enough you learn it and it becomes second nature. i find that when i get back into ios programming it takes me a bit to remember the syntax, but after a little bit it comes back to me fairly quickly. i don't do objective-c in my daily job i do it when making my own mobile apps on the side, which kind of comes in spurts.

 

[Markbnj]

If I were starting a new iOS project I would definitely look at Swift. Objective-C is an aging dinosaur. Hell, it was an aging dinosaur when cel phones were the size of bricks. Apple has updated it, but I still find it cumbersome to work with. Swift just about has to be an improvement.

 

[suklee]

OP, here are couple links for Swift:

https://developer.apple.com/swift/

Free iBook download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-swift-programming-language/id881256329?mt=11

 

[purbeast0]

thanks for those links. i'm going to look into swift next time i do some ios stuff. from the looks of the syntax it appears to be like a mixture of javascript and groovy (speaking syntax only here).

 

[Cr0nJ0b]

Thanks for the replies, I'll start with the swift references and work from there. The other question is about the internals of IOS programming. Stuff like how to call into the map function or request a location coordinate or something. Would that be in the IOS books?

 

[Net]

Has anyone tried Swift yet? I have not but it looks to be an easier learning curve than Objective-C.

i wrote a game and a few utility apps in Swift. Its simple. You can get an app up and running in no time.

Here is a basic example: https://github.com/cpitzak/spriteKitTutorial

GameScene.swift is what is written, the rest of the files are auto generated.

 

[Graze]

If I were starting a new iOS project I would definitely look at Swift. Objective-C is an aging dinosaur. Hell, it was an aging dinosaur when cel phones were the size of bricks. Apple has updated it, but I still find it cumbersome to work with. Swift just about has to be an improvement.

Basically says swift shouldn't be pushed down peoples throat just yet.

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