A Wee Bit Of Advice 1

[SamVimes]

I'm 22 years old and have a HNC in computing, I have worked in Telecoms for five years now and would like to get back into the IT world, more as a hobby than anything. I would like to learn some sort of programming language.

I did have rudimentary knowledge of Visual Basic but having not used that for five years I can admit I no longer have a scooby.

What I was looking to get into was programming iPhone or iPad apps. As I own an iPhone and would love to be able to use my own work on it; I am looking to do this as a hobby but I would go to night courses if needed or just be looking to learn it on my own as I am usually quite bright at being able to pick stuff up self learning.

I have no idea where to start here but have been rolling the idea around my head for around a month, thought it would be best to ask in here as there is a lot of expertise on the fora.

Thank you for any help provided.

"I'm worried and confused. So the first rule in the book is to spread it around.

 

[FredWagner]

do some reading on

http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/

Google is your research assistant!

Fred Wagner

 

[mmorancbt]

Do you have an idea for a phone app?

There are many free developer resources and tutorials for iPhone, Droid, etc. However, I have always found it simpler to adopt a new technology when I have a very specific goal or app in mind.

Hello World is only so interesting...

Make it simple - an app that does one small thing that YOU personally find helpful. Something you can use. It should involve capturing data and presenting data. I know this seems basic but many times people undertake learning without a goal in mind.

Just some thoughts.

Matthew Moran
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[SamVimes]

I do have a simple idea to start with, I'm a massive Celtic supporter so was thinking of just something simple to search for the news, maybe have a league table in there etc.

Can get more complicated as I learn more.

Thank you for the link Fred, it seems to suggest that you need a MAC to go down that route? This is something I unfortunately don't own. Is there a version for PC?

Again thank you both for the help.

"I'm worried and confused. So the first rule in the book is to spread it around.

 

[ousoonerjoe]

At this time, I have not found any iPad, Iphone, iEtc development on PC. I had to borrow my cousin's Mac in order to do it. It's a C oriented language. It's different though. There are compilers for PC, but they won't be compatible with the Apple platforms-which is your reason for getting it).

Here's a tutorial to get you started at least learning the language until you can get a Mac: Objective-C Beginner's Guide It's not the best but will give you idea of what you're in for.

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[FredWagner]

Good advice from all! SamVines, suggest you watch the MACs and iPhones forum here on Tek-Tips to get a feel for the challenges.

Fred Wagner

 

[SamVimes]

Thank you all, you've been very helpful.

"I'm worried and confused. So the first rule in the book is to spread it around.