Preface

We came to iOS development from two different paths. Lou is a commercial software developer with a traditional CS background and degree, and Eitan has a mixed design and technology background and a career in academia. Lou is from NYC, and Eitan is from LA. We both decided to settle in a small town in Western Massachusetts, and although we live less than a mile from each other, we never met.

Troy Mott, a development editor at Manning, contacted Lou, an iOS developer and blogger, about Manning’s Hello series. The whimsical take on programming education and Troy’s persuasion convinced Lou that it would be a worthwhile project. After Lou got started, though, he became convinced he needed a coauthor, and he set out to find one.

Late last ...

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