We can tailor an iPhone and iPad development training course to your organisation’s specific needs.
Our bespoke training courses provide a cost effective way to bring your whole team up to speed, allowing them all to contribute to your development project from day one.
All of our training materials (slides, tutorial documents and sample code) have been fully updated for Xcode 4 and iOS 5.
Day 1 is primarily focused on Objective-C and covers everything needed to start building iOS applications. The day covers basic Objective-C syntax and constructs, use of the Xcode IDE as a development tool, the Foundation framework, building Objective-C classes, properties and methods, debugging using Xcode and GDB, and a thorough explanation of memory management including full details of automatic reference counting (ARC).
Day 2 teaches the basics of iOS application development and then covers the details of views and view hierarchy, storyboarding, Interface Builder, view controllers and architecture techniques to ensure a scalable app, table views, navigation and navigation controllers.
Once the basic concepts have been covered, Day 3 and Day 4 can be tailored to your specific needs. Previous courses have included in-depth coverage of topics such as:
The course is designed and delivered by Dave Verwer, owner of Shiny Development and developer of several successful iPhone and iPad apps. Dave is primarily an iPhone and iPad developer, rather than a full-time trainer and so brings direct experience in designing, developing, shipping and marketing successful apps.
To get the most out of this course all trainees should be proficient developers with a good knowledge of a modern, object oriented language such as Java, C#, Python, Ruby or C++.
No knowledge of Objective-C or the iPhone SDK is required.
All of our in-house training courses are subject to our in-house course terms and conditions.
Dave was recommended to us as one of the strongest iPhone application developers in the North West, and he absolutely met our expectations. Dave delivered a 4 day session to our team of developers, which was very well received.
In the lead up to the training period Dave worked with our Senior Software Architect, Gary Thorpe to determine the skill level of our team, and adapted his usual course to suit their more advanced needs. As a result, a team of skilled developers at varying levels found the sessions useful and informative. By the end of the final day they had completed their first iPhone application, and work on our iPad offering had begun. We would recommend Dave at Shiny Development with no reservation.
After becoming a little frustrated trying to teach myself Objective-C and Xcode we organised a course with Shiny. By the end of the first day most of my headaches understanding Objective-C were resolved. Concepts where explained simply and backed up with demonstrations that reinforced the learning process.
When arranging the course and explaining our business with online video, Dave at Shiny Development offered us a customised course that took the core of the standard group course and tailored it to our needs. This really helped, by ensuring there was a good understanding of the fundamentals of iPhone development then advancing with video specific classes and objects, our development was massively accelerated - so much so, I had our first app programmed by the end of the first week after the course!
Once your training is completed we offer consultancy to guide you through the rest of the process of getting your app onto the store. Charged on a time and materials basis, we can help with any aspect of designing, building, submitting or marketing your iOS apps.
Please contact us to enquire about our availability.