Developing C# Apps for iPhone and iPad using MonoTouch: iPhone OS Apps and Games Development for .NET Developers

Everyone wants to write iPhone Apps—even those .NET developers who love writing in C#—and the introduction of Apple’s iPad only makes the desire that much greater. Fortunately, there’s MonoTouch, Novell's .NET library that allows C# developers to write C# code that executes in iPhone OS! Furthermore, MonoTouch allows you to address all the unique functions of the iPhone, iPad touch, and iPad. And the big plus...? You needn’t learn any Objective-C to master MonoTouch!

Former Microsoft engineer Bryan Costanich shows you how to use the tools you already know to create what look just like native Apps in iPhone OS. The magic is in Novell’s implementation of Apple's Cocoa libraries in MonoTouch. Essentially, you’ll master the same elegant and rich Cocoa environment, but without the need to learn a new programming language.

Developing C# Applications for iPhone and iPad using MonoTouch takes you from your first Hello World example through the major APIs and features of the iPhone OS. The coverage is comprehensive and makes use of frequent examples, complete with sample code you can download and reuse to create your own powerful and playful apps.

What you’ll learn

• How to use your existing C# skills to develop applications on the iPhone and iPad touch
• Apple’s Model View Controller (MVC) methodology
• The unique Views and Controls built into the iPhone OS APIs and as implemented in CocoaTouch
• Device-specific features, like CoreLocation for GPS, Wi-Fi, and the accelerometer
• How to access and process data with CoreData and SQLite
• Powerful programming techniques, such as threading and Web Services
• The use of Apple APIs for Push Notification and StoreKit
• The latest game porting techniques using XNA Touch

Who this book is for

Every .NET and C# developer who has have ever wanted to create an application or game for the AppStore, but found the prospect of learning Objective-C overly daunting.