And of course there is the new book by the previous administrator of this Web Standards group, Kristofer Layon: Web Designer's Guide to iOS Apps, The: Create iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps with Web Standards (HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript) http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321732987 On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Aaron Zirbes <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > There is an MIT course available through iTunes that will teach you the > basics of setting up an iPhone application, but it's a few years old. > There are quite a few books out there on writing Objective-C applications > in X-Code. The Apple docs are a good place to start. > > Most of these things assume a basic understanding of programming concepts > (functions, classes, objects, recursion, models, views, controllers, etc...) > > Somthing to think about: most new mobile apps are designed to run on iOS > and Android, so you'll want to learn both platforms, or find a framework > that can compile your app to run on both platforms. > > It's a dark and twisted path your venturing down. I wish you the best of > luck. > > -- > Aaron > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Margaret Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Just to clarify my request further. I'm looking for recommendations on >> resources for creating apps for the ipad and iphone. Thanks! >> >> -Margaret >> >> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Margaret Miller <[log in to unmask]>wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> Does anyone have recommendations for books/resources that they have >>> particularly found helpful for creating apps? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Margaret >>> >>> -- >>> Margaret A. Miller >>> Senior Technology Training Consultant >>> Office of Information Technology >>> University of Minnesota >>> 612-625-0316 >>> http://www.oit.umn.edu/training >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Margaret A. Miller >> Senior Technology Training Consultant >> Office of Information Technology >> University of Minnesota >> 612-625-0316 >> http://www.oit.umn.edu/training >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Aaron J. Zirbes > Application, Systems and Security Engineer > Environmental Health Sciences | University of Minnesota > 200 Oak St SE Suite 350<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=200+Oak+St+SE+Ste+350,+Minneapolis,+MN+55455-2008&hl=en&sll=44.974445,-93.227263&sspn=0.000000,0.000000&ie=UTF8&view=map&ftid=0x52b32d18ed65daa7:0xcb58ccc2174b5373&ftt=180&geocode=FW1BrgIdAXdx-g&split=0&hq=&hnear=200+SE+Oak+St+%23350,+Minneapolis,+Hennepin,+Minnesota+55455&z=16&iwloc=A> > | [log in to unmask] | 612-625-5464 > > > -- Jessica Franken University of Minnesota Extension Center for Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences 612-625-7017 http://extension.umn.edu