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"Just what I was looking for" - by Marco on 27-JUN-2011
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I am an experienced programmer and I wanted to explore the Apple mobile environment.
I found this book very good at the beginning. It guides you through the essential points needed to get up and running in almost no time.
However, a major stumbling block, at least for a novice like me in the Apple world, has been the fact that most of the projects are "code-signed", therefore I couldn't compile them in Xcode, as it requires a certificate from Apple, for which I am not prepared to pay before I start my training.
For that reason I couldn't even run the applications in the OS simulator.
<EDIT> I left my previous comments for anyone else who could face the same problem. The solution was very easy. In the "build error" window of Xcode I had to change the target from "device" to "simulator"</EDIT>
Also, the projects have been developed for iOS 3.2, but the free development environment from Apple gives access only to the latest version of the operating system, hence a reconfiguration of the project is needed.
<EDIT>On the website an updated version of the zip files of the projects is available for iOS 4.2 and indications are available to modify in Xcode the target OS to anything available at the moment.</EDIT>
I hope that a new edition is on its way, as I have seen the one for the iPhone. I am pretty sure that I would give full marks to it.
<EDIT>No need to wait for a new edition and I have already changed my rating to 5 stars</EDIT>
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"Sams Teach Yourself iPad™ Application Development " - by Gary on 24-APR-2011
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At first look book appears to be excellent, however after trying for over an hour to find the location of the sample download code and such, I have to recommend not to waste you time.  Maybe it is just that I am new on this site, but it should be easy to find the samples.
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"Useful for both concept and development" - by vennar on 07-MAR-2011
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This book was easy to read. Its interesting to read. Concepts explained well-shown knowledge of the author. Examples easy to replicate. Great book for someone new to App development.
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"best book out there now" - by tennisgal on 24-AUG-2010
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I'm reading this book right now because I am writing an ipad app for work and I was clueless about XCode programming.

There are many sample codes that you can work through. And you can use the downloadable source code if  you are stuck on an example. It does take much more than one hour to work through each "hour" chapter, specially if you get stuck on something.

Otherwise, this book is great, easy to follow with step by step instructions, and it covers a lot of ground.

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"Best Book in iPad dev" - by matt on 23-AUG-2010
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Really great book that shows each concept as a new project. I love books that show you something and then say "Open xcode and select new project".

I sometimes find other books just have random chunks of code and you are supposed to work them out for yourself.

Great for the beginner or someone who wants to refresh their skills.

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