{"product_id":"9780134195544","title":"Learning WatchKit Programming: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Apple Watch Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCreate Breakthrough Apple Watch Apps with the WatchKit Framework\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith its Apple Watch and WatchKit framework, Apple is challenging developers to build exciting and innovative apps for Apple Watch. iOS developers who master Apple Watch programming now will have the same huge “early mover” advantage that early iPhone developers enjoyed. \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eLearning WatchKit Programming\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e is a complete, hands-on tutorial for all iOS developers who are ready to design and build tomorrow’s hottest new wearable apps.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLeading iOS development trainer and author Wei-Meng Lee covers all of the fundamentals of Apple Watch development and the WatchKit API, from application architecture and design to navigation, notification, and glances. Using practical Swift code examples designed for clarity and simplicity, Lee guides you through building apps from the ground up and shows you how to integrate those apps with the iPhone for expanded capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe perfect companion to other mobile development books in the Learning Series, this guide helps you extend your iOS skills to a whole new environment, build apps that solve a new set of problems, and reach millions of people in the new Apple Watch marketplace\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCoverage includes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Getting started quickly with WatchKit and Apple Watch development \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Storyboarding apps and testing them on the Apple Watch Simulator \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Mastering Apple Watch’s multiple-screen navigation \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Building highly efficient interfaces with Apple Watch UI controls \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Customizing each screen’s look and feel, and passing data between them \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Responding to user interactions via buttons, switches, sliders, or Force Touch \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Displaying information via labels, images, or tables \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Communicating between an Apple Watch app and its containing iOS app \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Calling web services from Apple Watch \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Displaying short- and long-look notifications \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Customizing notifications to display your message’s essence more quickly \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Implementing glances to give users a faster way to gather information \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Localizing your Apple Watch apps \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAll of this book’s sample Swift code is available for download at\u003c\/i\u003e informit.com\/title\/9780134195445.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119528165616,"sku":"9780134195544","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780134195544_p0.jpg?v=1763641460","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780134195544","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}