Introducing the iOS 6 Feast!

Fourth course: iOS Apprentice Updated for iOS 6

If you’re a customer of the iOS Apprentice Series, we have good news for you – the series is now fully updated for iOS 6!

The iOS Apprentice is the best way for complete beginners to learn iOS development. It guides you through creating four complete apps from scratch – via epic-length tutorials!

Note that when the iOS Apprentice was first written, it was written for iOS 4. As time has gone on, Matthijs Hollemans has consistently updated the series for iOS 5 and now iOS 6. Regular free updates like this is one of the benefits you get from purchasing books and tutorials on this site, which is hard to find anywhere else! :]

Wondering how to get access to the latest version? As always, you can find the latest links in the iOS Apprentice private forums.

If you do not already have access to these forums, you can sign up here.

Matthijs and I hope you enjoy! :]

Fifth course: iOS 6 Tutorial Month

And for those of you who don’t want to or can’t spend any money – don’t worry, we still want to give you a bunch of free tutorials to thank you for reading this site! :]

In fact, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the next calendar month, we will post a free new iOS 6 tutorial!

Here what you’ll see in iOS 6 by Tutorials Month:

• 5 abbreviated chapters from iOS 6 by Tutorials. We will be posting 5 chapters from iOS 6 by Tutorials for free on the site so you can see what it’s like. However, the chapters in iOS 6 by Tutorials are long! To keep the posts at a reasonable length, we will be shortening each chapter to just the essential elements in a 2-part series. Don’t worry – it will still be plenty to get you started!
• 5 older tutorials updated to iOS 6. As you know, this site has a lot of tutorials. One of our goals is to keep them up-to-date as much as we practically can, so we are going to update 5 of the older tutorials to iOS 6 based on what we learned while writing our chapters!
• Some secret bonuses! We might even produce some completely new iOS 6 tutorials not related to the book or tutorial updates. Keep your eyes open! :]

And I have a sneaky surprise about iOS 6 Tutorial Month: actually, it never ends! :]

Although after this month the post cycle will probably quiet down a bit from 3 times a week to something more reasonable, all of the tutorials posted on this site from here on out (with a few exceptions) will be iOS 6 compatible. We know you want the latest and greatest! :]

So check back here every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (and then just keep on reading!) for some amazing free iOS 6 tutorials!

Dessert: iOS 6 Feast Giveaway

To wrap up the iOS 6 Feast, we are going to have a sweet giveaway.

It is the most indulgent, decadent, and tantalizing giveaway we have done so far! The grand prize winner will receive an massive prize pack of 28 prizes split into five categories:

Books, Training, and Conferences

1. The iOS Apprentice Series ($54 value): Learn how to make iPhone and iPad apps via epic length tutorials – for complete beginners!
2. iOS 6 By Tutorials ($54 value): Learn about the new APIs that were introduced in iOS 6 like Auto Layout, Collection Views, and Passbook – over 1,500 pages of high quality content!
3. iOS 5 By Tutorials ($44 value): Learn about the new APIs that were introduced in iOS 5 like ARC, Storyboards, and Core Image. Still relevant in iOS 6!
4. Learning Cocos2D Print Version ($45 value): Learn how to make games with the most popular 2D game framework in iOS!
5. Cocos2D video training ($99 value): Prefer to learn Cocos2D via videos instead? Check out this video training course!
6. Space Game Starter Kit ($77 value): Learn how to make a full side-scrolling space game with Cocos2D!
7. Update 9/20/12: New prize added! iOS for .NET Devs ($39 value): Are you a .NET developer that wants to transition to iOS? This book is for you!!
8. Update 9/20/12: New prize added! CocoaConf 2013 Ticket ($699 value): Attend one of the best iOS developer conferences in the world, with multi-session tracks, hands-on labs, and more! Coming to 8 US cities in 2013 – choose the best match for you!!

Tools

9. AppViz 2 ($49 value): The best tool for monitoring your iOS and Mac App Store sales.
10. Stencyl Studio 1 Year License ($199 value): Quickly create iOS and Flash games – without code!
11. Glyph Designer ($30 value): Design beautiful fonts for your iOS games!
12. Particle Designer ($8 value): Create amazing particle systems for your games with a visual editor!
13. SpriteHelper ($25 value): An easy to use sprite packer, with physics shape tracing support!
14. LevelHelper ($50 value): Design levels for your game with a visual editor!
15. CoronaComplete Pro ($25 value): A professional code editor for Conona games!
16. Shaderific ($3 value): Get started with OpenGL ES 2.0 shader development on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch today!
17. Update 9/20/12: New prize added! Corona SVG Level Builder ($99 value): Create Corona SDK physics based games, levels and maps by just drawing in Inkscape. Plus a full Corona SDK game source code!
18. Added 10/25/12: Texture Packer ($29 value): The sprite sheet creator that turns chaos into order!
19. Added 10/25/12: PhysicsEditor ($19 value): Edit your physics shapes with ease!

Libraries

20. Update 9/20/12: New prize added! ShinobiCharts ($499 value): Add high quality charts to your iOS apps in seconds!
21. Update 9/20/12: New prize added! PDFTouch SDK ($249 value): A fast and customizable framework for rendering PDF files in iOS apps!
22. Update 9/20/12: New prize added! RadioTunes SDK ($149 value): A radio streaming SDK for iOS with support for many codecs and protocols!

Ads and Marketing

23. Tap for Tap 100,000 free ad impressions ($100 value): Drive traffic to your apps through the premiere mobile ad exchange network!
24. raywenderlich.com sidebar ad for 1 month ($125 value): Drive some eyeballs to your apps or projects – a great way to reach some of the most talented iOS developers around!
25. Touch Code Magazine banner ad for 1 month ($50 value): Want even more eyeballs? Try another ad on Marin’s site!

Bonus loot: Just to make this dessert even sweeter!

26. raywenderlich.com T-shirt ($25 value): Sport a stylish black t-shirt with a colorful mosaic iPhone design!
27. All apps by iOS 6 By Tutorials authors ($49 value)
28. Plus… cash for a new iPhone 5! ($199 value)

In total, the grand prize has more than $3,000 in value!

Do you wanna be this guy? Make your first entry into the contest by clicking the button below!

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