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You may have noticed my posts have been a little sporadic the last few days. I am writing from the Grand Hyatt in Kauai, which is amazing. So amazing that I have been spending more time at the pool and less time writing posts. I have, however, been spending some of my vacation time getting familiar with Apple’s iPhone SDK.

Apple’s fifth version of its iPhone SDK includes an interface builder, which for a beginner like me makes all the difference. I was able to fairly quickly create a Hello World application, without any prior experience in xcode. I have found it difficult to move on to writing code that connects to the UI elements, but my vacation is just starting, so I am working to change that.

For those interested in getting started in iPhone development, as I ramp up, I will share the resources I find here:

First off, check out CocoaLab’s free ebook BecomeAnXCoder. This book starts with the basics and assumes no prior knowledge of mac programming.

Next, check out this sample chapter from Getting Started with Cocoa Programming, from InformIT.