Diving In - iOS App Development for Non-Programmers Book Reviews

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The Best Practices for the Beginner Programmer. While most programming books throw you into the middle of things, this book eases you into programming by showing you the process of creating a prototype app. I learned that making prototype apps is a good habit for serious app-makers. This book is perfect for the nonprogrammer who is serious about taking the first step in learning how to program well. While this book contains no programming, it was a Programming 101 course for me that led right into learning Objective-C, the next book in this series.

There are many ‘Beginning’ iOS & Objective-C Books out there. This is the ONLY SERIES that works!. Attempting to auto-didact myself into the wondrous world of app development over the last 2 years has been brutal. The other texts out there all start out nice, but 4 to 6 chapters in things sort of fall off… This series, starting with this marvelous Book 1, is truly a revolution, unbelievably well designed with the hydrocephallic idiot like myself in mind! Nice, big text, pretty pictures, animated flash cards, and most delightful of all, the movies at the end of Ch3 through 9. Most important of all, it brings out the FUN that draws us into this most difficult subject to begin with! I am deeply grateful to the good Dr. McNeish (and any associates, for that matter) for the conception and presentation which have resulted in a WONDERFUL experience. There is simply no other text on this subject which ANY beginner should even consider. Very reasonably priced, for a priceless work.

The REAL book for intro programmers. This is a great book for teaching people who really don't know anything about programming how to write (or prototype) a mobile app. So many books start with "This book assumes you have at least intermediate experience with C++ or Objective C…" This book assumes you have nothing, and walks you through the whole thing. Rather than starting with arcane objective C or even the "Hello World" program, it does a great job of putting the shiny things in front of you and showing you how they interact. The storyboard and segues are described in great detail. The movies at the end of each chapter are a great summary of what you had just seen. If the goal of this book is to get you to buy book 2 and 3 by whetting your appetite on how to make a real mobile app at least look like it is functioning, the goal is met!

I love this book!!!!!!. This book makes it so easy to understand the beginning process to making an app even without any prior knowledge of app making what-so-ever!!! I mean it! I've heard great things about Kevin and He clearly lives up to his great unique ability to teach, You gotta get this book!

Wonderful!. I want to develop iOS apps. It has not been easy to get started until now. The problem is that most books and manuals assume too much about you. They assume that you have a decent amount of prior knowledge of the subject. Not this book, though. I love how detailed and easy the concepts and terminology are to comprehend. If you want to get started with iOS development, I would start here.

Very easy to follow and a great starting point for a non-Apple developer. This book is very good and a very easy read. The instructions are very detailed, so it is very easy to follow the directions. I have been a developer for 20 years and have used serveral IDE’s in my career from Visual Studio to Eclipse. However, XCode never seemed easy for me because of the lack of good documentation on the web. This book is a good jump start for a very low cost. There is one thing to note. I am reading “Diving Into iOS 8” and am on Chapter 4. So far no problem with the exception of not being able to display the table in the simulator. The solution was to add the following steps: Click on the "Navigation Controller”. In the Inspector to the right, click on the 3rd icon from the right to show the “Attributes Inspector”. Look for the “View Controller” section, and click “Is Initial View Controller”. Now, if you run the simulator, you will be able to see the table.

The best book for diving!!. I searched a lot to find a book or course to learning Xcode and these series of books are the best one I found. Without a doubt!

Sweet Spot of Technical/Hand-holding. I have completed several Intro to iOS development books and e-books but never really gained traction. Seemed like the API’s and Xcode changed too much each year that I was never quite sure what of the texts still applied and Xcode was useable but difficult to understand. This book definitely gets your feet wet and I appreciated the thoroughness of instructions and illustrations to build confidence. Have bought other 2 books in series and would not hesitate to purchase others as released based on Book 1. Kevin and his wife presented to Mac User Group and he seems like a great instructor with enthusiasm for anyone to learn iOS programming.

Easy. You want a way to jump into Xcode this is the book, this is the book that makes it possible. LS3 Heidelberger, Travis USN

Instructions I can understand. I'm a mother without any prior coding experience. After outsourcing my first few apps, I wanted to see if I could build my next one from scratch. Kevin's instructions were clear and straightforward, assuming no prior programming experience. He also includes videos at the end of each chapter so you can review what you learned in the text and images. So far so good.

Finally - the Intro to developing I've been looking for. I'm a techy guy but I work on the networking side of things not development. I've always wanted to learn to program but for years have never found a resource that quickly taught the necessary skills in a manner that fit my busy schedule. This book combines a simple easy to understand teaching technique with the videos and image capabilities of iBooks to deliver an educational experience that I've not found any other book match to date. Quite simply the easiest way to jump in the pool of iOS development I've experienced.

Amazing!!. OK. The content of this book is very beginner, and that's who it is for, but the formatting, user interface, and media make it the best best beginner book I've ever read. I'm working with "Book 2: Flying with Objective-C" now, and I can tell you it just gets better. Having the interactive scenes along with all the media and user interface like book 1 makes it another best ever! The book literally draws out the the links of Objective-C! Great job Mr. McNeish!

Easy to understand, straight to the point. Consicely and clearly written guide which I personllay found immensely useful for getting the taste of main Xcode features and learning the basics of putting prototypes together. Would greatly recommend. Moving on to the next book on Swift.

Outstanding!!. What else needs to be said.

Works for old people too.. I was a professional (Main Frame) computer programmer, and have been catching up on newer languages and techniques. I have tried several Swift courses and usually get hung up due either to software upgrades, or coding errors the ebooks don’t cover. This one was a dream. Everything worked as intended, or the XCODE debuggers showed me my typing errors. Good to see professional work in an ebook.

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Simply Amazing!. I just finished the first book and made my first prototype app. It feels so great! This book is so easy to follow along with. I love the mix of written instruction and video instruction. Learning a concept both ways really helps it sink in. Thank you so much for creating this series. Just bought the second book. Can't wait to learn more!

Great book for beginner. I've been reading many books on iOS programming since last years. This book is by far the best I've come across. It is clear, to the point, and follows a good order. It helps beginner to build their first App without write a single line of code.

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Very Good Book. This book is written in a way that makes it easy to understand. The instructions are very clear.

Time Machine….. There is a time machine after all…Published 1 Oct,2013… Apart from that Kevin is a genius.If you want to learn about IOS App development,just buy this book.

Excellent. This really helped a total newcomer. I had zero idea but i finished the book in 2 days. Just about to begin book 2. I cannot rate this guy highly enough.

Top Marks!. This is the book to read if you are a complete beginner. I still had to pay very close attention but the author covers everything and when you are finished you have a very cool basic prototype app which with the latest xcode you can put straight on your iOS device.

GREAT BOOK. THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. Great introduction. Easy instructions did the whole thing in 1.5 hours it is great then went on to develop as learn't more

Great Book. Finally a great book to hold your hand through the basics and demystify iOS development. Can't wait to start the second book.

Now I get it !. Its a short book but teaches you about storyboards very well. I’ve already started putting the book to good use and creating my own projects.

Amazing book really easy to understand.. I’m a beginner to App Development you’re videos in this book made it really easy to understand, you’re a great writer and teacher. Now it’s time for me to start the second book.

VERY basic and misleading sample chapters. I bought this book on the strength of the 5-star reviews it was getting but I have to say I was thorougly disappointed with it and amazed it has got such good reviews. When you download the sample book it implies you are going to build a delivery app from scratch complete with displaying the delivery address for a customer, status of deliveries, location on a map etc. The Author even states “This is a great app to prototype because there are many businesses that are looking for someone to create a similar delivery app for them…” What he doesnt make clear is that what you will produce at the end of this book is a static app where all the information is hardcoded!!! The list of customers are laboriously typed in by hand into separate lines in a list view and when you select the customer and move to the next screen all the details have to be typed in my hand. No passing information from screen to screen, no change in what delivery status you clicked (he even hardcodes a tick agaist one of them to show you’ve selected it!). The majority of the text and video for this book just shows the author changing the text on labels to represent what a real functioning deliveries app might look like. Be aware, what you produce at the end of this is totally useless for any real world application. There is NO code here - its all visual and although some people may think this is great,it is in no way programming and its impossible to do anything useful without ANY code!!! I would definitely like a refund as this should have been pointed out in the sample book. For £6.49 what is covered in this book is outrageous as you will learn how to produce nothing more than a IOS version of a “Hello World” application at the end of it!

Great book. I’ve tried for years to get into iOS development, but never found a book which made things click. Usually with other books you'll have an app up and running by the end of chapter 2, but you don't really understand how. Its “drop this UI element here”, “Link this to that” and “add this piece of code here”. You don't really understand whats going on. This book (being part of a series), the author seems to have split things up into more manageable chunks. This book for example will have you developing an app using Apple’s new Story Board feature and although you don't write a single line of code, it gives you a good understanding of how things fit together in Xcode. Also being in iBook created with iBook Author, its really easy to read and contains videos and other interactive sections. The book is well worth the read and don't take the ”Non-Programmers” in the title literally. Another plus point, the book is written for the latest version of Xcode, iOS 6 and iPhone 5.

Great book for getting started. This is an excellent book if you have no experience with or are new to ios programming or app development in general. It takes you step by step through the understanding of ios apps and xcode and into creating an actual app. As a book it really uses the ebook format well, to not just impart information, but to educate the reader by using all the formats tools such as videos, note taking and links. It is very well thought out and shows that the author is really interested in actually teaching the subject. If you have no programming knowledge or are new to programming and dont know where to start this book is thoroughly recommended.

iOS Development for Beginners. I bought this book as I wanted to start learning to Produce iPhone and iPad apps. I am a complete beginner when it comes to programming and so I needed something that was simple and easy to understand. In this book you are walked through the construction of a prototype app which uses 0 lines of code, not one! The app produced however is a fully functioning app, but to make use of many features that Xcode has to offer you need to add code. The book gives you step by step instructions of how to download, install and navigate Xcode, and offers alternative ways of doing the same thing which is good because you can choose which method you prefer. The video tutorial at the end of each chapter helps you in case you get stuck reading the written instructions, which is difficult because the book makes it seem so simple! All in all I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who is brand new to the app development scene (like me) and I am looking forward to continuing with this series in the second book "Flying with Objective-C".

Excellent read and an engaging book. I really enjoyed working through this book, and for the first time I've been able to stay motivated to actually continue down the path of learning to develop for the iOS platform. I have tried several times before, but the structure of the books were intimidating and the way the information was presented made it difficult to grasp the overall concept. Kevin McNeish as done a marvellous job at making this iBook interesting to read, interactive and engaging, and most of all fun to read. I recommend "Diving into iOS' to anyone interested in learning to program iOS. I'm really looking forward to moving on the part two of the series.

Best start for iOS Developing, full stop. The negative reviewer on here who complains that the book doesn’t create anything that works is completely missing the point. This book is nothing less than a breathe of fresh air. I’m not a programmer and that’s why I bought a book for “Non-Programmers”. I went through this book in a day and at the end of it, I was absolutely over the moon with myself because I understood the whole process of creating an App. This is not meant to make you a hot shot iOS Developer (the clue is in the Book “1”), it’s to get you started with Xcode and how things come together. I really can’t recommend this book highly enough. I’ve tried countless books and given up very quickly after struggling with the structure. This book is faultless and the videos at the end of each chapter are just the icing on the cake if you’re struggling at all with the text. Well done Mr McNeish and I’m off to read Book 2.

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