Building iPhone app

Hardware

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In order to make an app, you need Mac OS X and the SDK, and these software packages run only on Apple's hardware or computers.

Buy a Mac

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Sully: "Ali Namali Complex"Erbil: Apple Store in Family Mall

iMac (Desktop)

MacBook(Laptop)

Logistics

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You need to be registered in Apple's Development Portal in order to get support, sample codes, ask them for help, and to be able to submit your app in the application store. But then you have to pay $100.

Sign up for Apple and pay the fee

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The link gets you to the official Apple web page for developers.

Interview with Dr.Hemin

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Application idea

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Every app starts with an idea, it should serve a cluster of users

Do a research

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You can search the web for what is popular in terms of apps, and come up with a similar one

Top 200 apps in 2011

How to make sellable apps

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Ask a friend

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Or you might be approached by a business or your boss to develope an app, and then all you have is to list the requirments.

What a buisness needs?

Software

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You need an Apple OS X, and apple's SDK to start writing your app's code.

Learn The programming Language

Try other Languages

Can be done with Java

Using CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Using C#

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C# is not like Objective C, but there is a tool called monotouch that can convert C# codes to Cocoa and then could be run on the iOS SDK.

Simple Tutorial

Advanced tutorial

Roger's comments

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coming along, Sarbast. Keep working on this and try to develop each topic and subtopic more fully. populate with resources. spend time exploring and developing this and it will prove very useful for you. watch spelling. Building, Logisticssarbast, I don't see your interview linked yet?