Widely considered one of the best practical guides to programming, Steve McConnell’s original CODE COMPLETE has been helping developers write better software for more than a decade. Now this classic book has been fully updated and revised with leading-edge practices—and hundreds of new code samples—illustrating the art and science of software construction. Capturing the body of knowledge available from research, academia, and everyday commercial practice, McConnell synthesizes the most effective techniques and must-know principles into clear, pragmatic guidance. No matter what your experience level, development environment, or project size, this book will inform and stimulate your thinking—and help you build the highest quality code. Discover the timeless techniques and strategies that help you: Design for minimum complexity and maximum creativity Reap the benefits of collaborative development Apply defensive programming techniques to reduce and flush out errors Exploit opportunities to refactor—or evolve—code, and do it safely Use construction practices that are right-weight for your project Debug problems quickly and effectively Resolve critical construction issues early and correctly Build quality into the beginning, middle, and end of your project

Xcode Tools Sensei is a book about Apple's developer tools that are used to create Mac and iOS applications. This book doesn't stop with Xcode and Interface Builder. Xcode Tools Sensei covers a dozen developer tools, both graphical and command-line tools. You will learn how to profile your code and check for memory leaks with Instruments, write shaders with OpenGL Shader Builder, and uncover performance problems with OpenGL ES Performance Detective. If you want to spend more time creating, testing, and profiling your applications and less time wading through Apple's documentation, get a copy of Xcode Tools Sensei. This edition has been updated for Xcode 4.5 and iOS 6. Some of the new material in this edition includes auto layout for iOS applications, cherry picking commits, and creating base localizations to simplify application localization.

Discover exciting and fun projects by building brilliant applications for the Apple Watch About This Book Explore the opportunities opened up to developers by Apple's latest device: the Apple Watch Be a crackerjack at developing software across a broad range of watch app categories From an eminent author, master all stages of development, from the first stage through to a completed project Who This Book Is For If you have some basic knowledge of programming in Swift and are looking for the best way to get started with Apple Watch development, this book is just the right one for you! What You Will Learn Understand the concept of the Apple Watch as an autonomous device as well as it being paired with the iPhone Get your app up and running Design exciting, inspiring, and attractive layouts for your apps Make your user interface more engaging using images and animation Enable your Watch and iPhone apps to transport and share data Leverage the feature-rich set of WatchKit technologies provided by Apple Connect your apps to the Internet Submit your app to the App Store In Detail With Apple's eagerly anticipated entry into the wearable arena, the field is wide open for a new era of app development. The Apple Watch is one of the most important technologies of our time. This easy-to-understand book takes beginners on a delightful journey of discovering the features available to the developer, right up to the completion of medium-level projects ready for App Store submission. It provides the fastest way to develop real-world apps for the Apple Watch by teaching you the concepts of Watch UI, visual haptic and audio, message and data exchange between watch and phone, Web communication, and finally Visual, haptic as well as audio feedback for users. By the end of this book, you will have developed at least four fully functioning apps for deployment on watchOS 2. Style and approach This is a step-by-step guide to developing apps for the Apple Watch with the help of screenshots and fully coded working examples.