Ask HN: Beginning to Code on the Iphone?

2 pointsRabidmonkey117y ago1 comments

I've recently started learning how to develop an iPhone app, however I have relatively little programming experience under my belt. I am a pretty technical guy, but would like some advice from experienced programmers on how I should continue. The app is a game and would require sprite animation and perhaps a basic physics engine but nothing too intensive. From what I can reckon, I would need to learn Objective C, Cocoa, and then Open Gl ES. Am I correct in this assessment? What would be the most efficient way to go about this?

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comatose_kid17y ago

Seems reasonable - but you should also investigate Core Animation.

Look at the Stanford course: http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p/cgi-bin/index.php

Although there aren't any books I can recommend, I have heard that Beginning iPhone Development is good for newer developers.

Good luck!

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