Chapter 2
Getting to Know the SDK
In This Chapter
Understanding what’s in the SDK
Getting an overview of how programmers use Xcode for app development
Taking a detailed tour of the Workspace window
Xcode is the integrated development environment (IDE) that you use to build your iOS apps. In addition to building iOS apps, it can be used to build OS X apps. It is used to build Apple’s own apps such as the iWorks suite. And to top it all off, it’s used to build iOS and OS X themselves. Over its history, it has gotten even more powerful. In its most recent versions (4 and 5), it has also been given a modern and easy-to-use interface. It also has served as a test bed for user interface technologies that Apple later brings to its consumer apps.
In this chapter, I take you on a guided tour of the features you’ll find in Xcode — giving you the view from 30,000 feet. I go through it all in detail as you use it throughout this book until your feet are firmly planted on terra firma — at least when it comes to Xcode. The point of this chapter is to provide a frame of reference as you move forward, and a complete reference for you to look back on.
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