Since everyone is back from WWDC it’s time to hold another Cocoaheads Belgium meeting … this time with a very special Steve(n)Note !
It took a while before we got another Official Cocoaheads Belgium meeting, but this time we have something scheduled 
Beginning iPhone & iPad development 23, 24 & 25 february 2011. Starter training Apple iOS (for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch). 3-day training (All-inclusive) at Domein Martinus in Zoersel. The course will be given by 2 members of our Cocoaheads Belgium community !
It has been mentioned a few times on previous Cocoaheads Belgium Meetings, and finally the idea is starting to shape up. The community took up the idea and we have a suggestion for a date and location for the first Belgian NSCoder Night.
Well, as you all might know by now, I’m trying to take my first steps in iOS development. And if you read my previous post, you have already noticed that I was playing with some color schemes. After a while though I ended up settting my colors in all different kinds of places. When I wanted to change one color, I noticed I had to modify my code in 10 or more places. Sure, there must be an easier way to write more maintainalbe code, and Categories seem to be helping quite a bit.
For those of you who didn’t know it … a few weeks ago I went to the iOS Bootcamp organized by the folks at Big Nerd Ranch Europe. The course was exactly what I needed to get me started on my own app. Some pieces of the Puzzle came together quite nicely during the course, but … I wanted more.
Finally found some time to process the video from last mont’s session and have been able to upload it to Vimeo.
If you’re into multi-platform mobile development, then I can absolutely recommend this book. It doesn’t teach you Java nor Objective-C, in fact it teaches you none of those things. That’s not what this book is for. What it does do, however, is fullfill its title by giving you an awesome insight on how to develop for the 2 leading mobile platforms at the moment.
Its been a while since we had our last meeting, but we’re getting ready for a new one. This month Eric Bariaux of TInSys will be talking about Automated Testing as an iOS Developer. And we have plenty of room this time, so feel free to sign up !
If you have been playing with iPhone development and are considering stepping up to the iPad, then this book will be a _very_ good companion.
