So, you are going to write iPhone programs? Welcome to the most interesting world of programming. Today, iPhone is one of the most interesting programming platforms. Apple’s iPhone is more than just a new programming platform; it’s an entirely new way to think about mobile technologies.
Are you ready to start iPhone programming ? Are you ready with your Intel based Mac Machine? Then you need Apple’s iPhone Software Development Kit (iPhone SDK). This is free and is available to the members of Apple’s Developer Program. iPhone SDK include Xccode (IDE) and iPhone Simulator along with lots of other tools.
The steps involved in developing an iPhone application is 1. Get an Intel based Mac computer running Leopard (MAC OS X 10.5.3 or later). 2. sign up with Apple’s site to become a registered iPhone developer. 3. Download iPhone SDK from Apple’s site and install iPhone SDK and tools in your Mac machine.
The iPhone is built on Apple’s OS X, which is itself built on top of UNIX. Xcode, the same development environment that’s used to write code for the Macintosh, is the core of native programming for the device. Putting all these features together provide a mature development and runtime environment.
When compared to desktop application development, iPhone application development lacks some of the features. We are going to discuss these features here
