How to Get Started in iPhone App Development

With the Apple app store reaching 3 billion applicationfrom so make sure you read up on reviews to make
downloads in early 2010, it is guaranteed the demandsure they will provide you with the iPhone
for iPhone developers is going to grow at a rapiddevelopment knowledge your looking for.
rate in the upcoming future. Developing for the3. Register on iPhone developer forums - This is also
iPhone can be a daunting task but with the right tipsrecommended because it allows you to become
and knowledge it is a lot easier than you may think.involved in the iPhone development community. You
In this article I will go over a few places to startwill be able to read examples, tutorials, and even ask
learning how to develop apps for the iPhone.questions. This is completely free and the information
Places to start learning how to developing apps forwill be updated daily.
the iPhone:4. Develop applications - One of the best ways to
1. Download the iPhone SDK from Apple - Ilearn is to get some hands on experience. Even if
recommend doing this first before anything else. Theyour app isn't app store ready, simply coding anything
cost is $99 and it will let you register as an iPhonewill help give you the experience you need. Start
developer. This will allow you to submit apps to thecoding today and you will know more than you did
App store and will also give you the basics on howyesterday! Practice makes perfect!
to develop these types of applications. The apple5. Read iPhone development Blogs and Tutorials -
SDK is not a complete in depth bible for this type ofThere are tons of blogs out there that help teach
development but it gives you the necessary tools toothers how to develop for the iPhone. Find these
start you off.blogs and visit them frequently. Ask questions if you
2. Start reading iPhone development books - Readinghave any.
is one of the best ways to learn anything and this isThe internet contains tons of information on iPhone
no different. I would recommend buying books offlinedevelopment waiting for you to find it. Do a simple
and reading them and then keeping them as asearch online and you will be on your way to
reference if you need to look back at them in thedeveloping apps faster than you know it.
future. There are a lot of books out there to choose