This Week on Github: iPhone Development

For many software developers, Apple’s iPhone prints money. For other developers, it’s a vexing mess. If you’re just getting started with iPhone coding, GitHub can help. A lot.

Jeremy McAnally

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

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For many software developers, Apple’s iPhone prints money. For other developers, it’s a vexing mess. As you waltz into the depths of Objective C, Cocoa, and the host of iPhone software development tools, it can be difficult to find sufficient official documentation and near impossible to find examples of many techniques and libraries.

Fortunately, a good number of hackers have created excellent open source projects to correct the shortfall. This column points out a few helpful iPhone coding aids that call Github home.

Getting Started

If you’re just getting started with iPhone development, check out the free iPhone coding class offered by the prestigious Stanford University. The class lectures are available on iTunes—search for“CS193P”—or click the iTunes link from the class’s home page at http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p). The instruction is valuable and teaches the ins and outs of developing for the…

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