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Xcode 4 Print Book Now Available

mark — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:00:51 +0000

I am happy to announce that the print version of Xcode Tools Sensei is available. Go to the book’s site to buy it. The print version of the book will also be available on Amazon soon. I submitted the book to Amazon last night and was told it would take 5-7 business days for it to appear on Amazon. This means the book should be on Amazon late next week or the week after that. I will add a link to the book’s Amazon page when the book is available on Amazon.

Xcode Book Updated for Xcode 4.2

mark — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:15:33 +0000

The electronic version of Xcode Tools Sensei has been updated for Xcode 4.2. Go to the book’s site to buy it. You can also read the table of contents, introduction, and a sample chapter at the book’s site.

You may be wondering when the print version will be available. The release of the print book is weeks away. I have to layout the print book, create the index, and have a test copy shipped to me to make sure there are no glaring errors before I can release the print version.

Xcode 4 Book Available (Electronic Version)

mark — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:17:33 +0000

I am happy to announce that a new electronic version of Xcode Tools Sensei is now available. Go to the book’s site to buy it. You can also read the table of contents, introduction, and a sample chapter at the book’s site.

The current version of the book covers Xcode 4.1. I will update the book for Xcode 4.2 when Apple releases it to the public. Anyone who buys the current electronic version of the book is eligible for a free update to the Xcode 4.2 version of the book when it becomes available. On the book’s order form is a checkbox to sign up for the book’s mailing list. If you sign up for the mailing list, you will be notified when the Xcode 4.2 version comes out.

Update: October 11

The store for the ebook was in test mode, which meant you couldn’t buy the book. The store is now active so you should be able to buy the book now. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Xcode 4 Book Should be Ready Next Week

mark — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:08:03 +0000

I just finished laying out the last chapter. Now I have to proofread the book and get the website ready for the book launch.

Xcode 4 Book Status Report: September 19

mark — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:19:24 +0000

I have started laying out chapters for the electronic version of the book, which is good news.

The first version of the ebook covers Xcode 4.1. I will update the ebook for Xcode 4.2, which will be a free update for anyone who buys the Xcode 4.1 version. The print version will cover Xcode 4.2. Xcode 4.2 should be released by the time the print version is finished.

Xcode 4 Book Status Report: September 6

mark — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:40:06 +0000

I’m still cleaning up material. The Instruments material has been more difficult to clean up than I anticipated. I’m still working on cleaning up the material on the Time Profiler instrument and general material on interpreting the trace results.

Xcode 4 Book Status Report: August 22

mark — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:54:52 +0000

I cleaned up the modeling tools chapter enough to move it to the almost ready to layout category. I proofread some sections of the Interface Builder and debugging chapters so they’re closer to being in the ready to layout category.

Right now I’m working on the Instruments chapter, which is the largest remaining obstacle to finishing the book. The Instruments chapter has the following main topics:

Setting up a trace.
Running a trace.
General material on interpreting the trace results that applies to most instruments.
Instrument-specific results for the Leaks, Allocations, Time Profiler, OpenGL ES Analyzer, and Activity Monitor instruments.
Creating custom instruments.

Topics 1 and 2 are cleaned up. This week I’m going to be busy cleaning up the rest of the Instruments chapter.

Xcode 4 Book Status Report: August 15

mark — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:38:58 +0000

Here’s how the cleanup of the material is coming along.

Ready to layout: projects, code editing, version control, command-line tools, and OpenGL tools chapters

Almost ready to layout: debugging and Interface Builder chapters

More cleanup to do: modeling tools, building projects, and Instruments chapters

Xcode 4 Book Status Report: June 13

mark — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:35:33 +0000

I have moved from the writing to the rewriting phase. What this means I have the material written. Now I have to clean up the material I’ve written: improving explanations, eliminating redundancies, and proofreading. With several hundred pages of material to go through, cleaning up the material is going to take a while. I hope to start laying out the electronic version of the book in a few weeks.

Xcode 4 Book Status Update: May 21

mark — Sun, 22 May 2011 02:18:59 +0000

The book is coming along, but not as quickly as I want. I spent a bunch of time on custom project templates and came to the realization that Xcode 4 project templates were not meant to be created manually. I am not going to put the custom project template material in the book because I do not have enough confidence in the material to put it in print, but I will make the material available online.

The Instruments and Interface Builder chapters are the chapters that have the most work to do. I have been working on the Instruments chapter the past few days and hope to have it ready for proofreading in the next few days.