In this article I’ll show you from start to finish, how to connect an iOS app to a MySQL database. Note: Newly updated for the latest version of Swift and Xcode! If you’re used to working on websites and web apps, you might think that your iPhone app can connect directly to MySQL but unfortunately […]

The path to learn iOS is a treacherous one. It’s filled with outdated tutorials, absent teachers and false promises of quick results. Luckily, you’ve come to the right place. If you want to learn iOS programming and you’re serious about it, check out this up-to-date lesson plan.

Beginners will learn how to build a dice roll app step by step. No programming experience required! This tutorial is the perfect introduction to Xcode and Swift and is suited for people who have already completed the War App.

Read inspiring success stories from beginners who learned how to code and make an app from scratch, eventually publishing their app to the App Store! All of these people didn’t know Swift or Xcode but they were able to learn and publish an app!

Just updated. No programming experience needed. Follow this complete set of tutorials to learn Swift programming for building iOS apps. After going through the lessons, try the programming challenges at the end and get your name on the wall of fame!

You want to make an app? Well there’s more than one option and depending on your budget, your free time and risk tolerance level, one of the options below will suit you the most. Since prices vary amongst companies and freelancers, I decided to outline the cost relative to each other. I also highlight some […]

In this Q&A video, I talk about the learning curve which I’ve observed students going through. I also talk about how to set your own expectations and provide tips for learning so that you can successfully learn iOS programming.

In this episode’s Q&A, we help people who have app ideas but are unsure of where to begin. Should you outsource the development of your app or should you learn programming and build it yourself? This video covers some of the pros and cons. If you’d like to download the slides for this presentation, you […]

In this episode’s Q&A, I’m sharing my answer for a common question that I get all the time and that is: Can I use a PC and Windows to build iPhone and iPad apps? There are some PC based solutions which I talk about in the episode. If you would like to expand on them, […]

Have you ever found yourself without an Internet connection and the need to search for a piece of code or info on a method? As iOS developers, we work with Objective-C and Swift and you can download the iOS 8/Xcode 6 library from the settings in Xcode. Those 2 languages aren’t the only ones we […]