iOS Training Overview
This iOS Development using Objective-C and Xcode training class teaches developers how to develop and maintain native iOS applications in Objective-C for iPhone and iPad. Attendees learn basic and advanced skills in UI design and application development using Xcode.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Understand syntax, types, and flow control of Obj-C
- Perform Unit Testing with XCTest
- Integrate UI Design with Interface Builder
- Use blocks for passing code
- Utilize collections for storing data
- Understand protocols for defining roles
- Implement categories to extend classes
- Incorporate design Patterns to bind them all
Prerequisites
- Prior Object-Oriented Programming experience in Java, Objective-C, C#, or C++
- Mac OS usage experience
Outline
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Introduction
Getting Started
- Intro to Obj-C
- Data Types, Variables & Constants
- Strings, Numbers, Bools
- Literals
- Type Casting
- nil
Unit Testing
- Introduction
- XCTest Framework
- Asserts
- Performance Testing
- Xcode Service
More Objective-C: Flow Control
- Loops
- Switch
- Logical Operators
UI with Interface Builder
- Introduction
- View Controllers
- Views
- Outlets
- Actions
More Objective-C: Functions
- Parameters
- Return Values
- Blocks
- Completion Handler
Debugging
- Introduction
- Breakpoints
- Debug Gauges
More Objective-C: Objects and Memory
- Properties
- Dot Notation
- Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)
- Object Initialization
Windows and Views
- View Types
- Responder Chain
- View Resizing
- Screen Size Considerations
- Autosizing
- Auto Layout
More Objective-C: Collections
- Arrays
- Sets
- Dictionaries
- Enumerations
More Objective-C: Beyond Basics
- Protocols
- Categories
- Blocks
Application Patterns
- Model-View-Controller (MVC)
- Model-View-Presenter (MVP)
- Model-View-View-Model (MVVM)
- Target-Action Pattern
- Subclassing
- Delegation
- Protocol Oriented Programming (POP)
Storyboards
- Introduction
- Scenes
- Segues
- Moving Data Between Controllers
Navigation Controller
- Introduction
- Root View Controller
- Navigation
- Segues and Passing Data
UI Design
- Constraints
- Missing/Insufficient Constraints
- Misplaced Views
- Conflicting Constraints
- Content Hugging, Compression Resistance
Table Views
- Overview
- Delegates and Data Sources
- Table Styles
- Cell Styles
- Prototype View Cells
- Navigation
- Static Table Views
Universal Apps
- Introduction
- UI Considerations
- Full Screen
- UI Variants
UIPicker View
Directories and Files
- Introduction
- Obj-C Classes
- Pathnames
- Directories
- Files
- File I/O
- UserDefaults
CoreData
- Introduction
- Entities
- Relationships
- Code Generation
Multitouch, Taps and Gestures
- Touches
- Gestures
- Gesture Recognizers
Drawing
- Introduction
- Points, Coordinates, Pixels
Animation
- CoreAnimation
- Animation Blocks
- Transformations
App States
- Introduction
- AppDelegate
- Considerations and Limitations
- Background Execution
Notifications
- Overview
- Permission
- Local Notifications
- Push Notifications
- Notification Center
CoreLocation
- Basics
- Location Accuracy
- Distance Filter
- Location Updates
- Calculating Distances
MapKit
- Introduction
- MKMapView
- Regions
- Map Type
- Location
- Annotations
Concurrency
- Introduction
- Grand Central Dispatch (GCD)
Networking
- Reachability
- Synchronous Downloads
- Asynchronous Downloads
- GET and POST Requests
- JSON
Localization
- Introduction
- Resources
- Language and Region
- Translation Considerations
Running on a Physical Device
- Developer Account
- Development Certificate
- Registering the Device
- Build for Device
Performance and Power Optimization
- Introduction
- Measuring Performance
- Memory Considerations
- Networking Considerations
Deployment
- Icons and Launch Storyboard
- Archiving
- Distribution
- iTunes Connect
Debugging
- LLDB and Custom Breakpoints
- Stack Trace
- Thread Inspection
- View Hierarchy Debugger
API Design
- Server calls
- Completion Blocks
- User Feedback
- Handling UI Updates
- Notification Center
Threading
- Operation subclassing
- Concurrent Queues
- Serial Queues
- OperationQueue vs GCD
- Semaphore-based Locking
Swift and Obj-C
- Interoperability
- Bridging Header
- Swift from Obj-C
- Obj-C from Swift
Conclusion
Training Materials
All iOS students receive comprehensive courseware.
Software Requirements
- Mac running the current or immediately previous version of macOS, with 8 GB RAM or more
- The latest version of Xcode (available for free from the Apple App Store)
