Create a Photo Sharing App for iOS with Parse in 4 Hours
What you'll learn
- Create a photo sharing app like Instagram from scratch
- Learn how to integrate Parse and Facebook SDK into iOS
- Learn how to setup an app on Parse.com
- Learn how to setup a Facebook app
- Manage user authentication
- Add Facebook Login to your app and access Facebook user profiles
- Send and receive data with Parse
- Apply UI design to your app
Requirements
- A mac running at least Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.4
- Basic knowledge in iOS development, if you know what table view controller is, then you should be fine
Description
So you want to make an awesome social app such as Instagram, Snap Chat, Path, Airbnb but don't know where to start? This course will teach you how to code a photo sharing app for iOS in only 4 hours.
We will start from a blank project, and then cover the most important topics such as user authentication, database query, Facebook integration for building a scalable social app. By the end of this course, you will be able to create a fully functional app ready to handle millions of users!
If you already know the basics of iOS development (ie. UITableViewController), then you are good to go. Even If you are not familiar with iOS programming yet, you can definitely follow the course as we will show you step-by-step how to put everything together.
Everything in this course will be done completely in Objective-C, something you are already familiar with. We will be making the app with the most up-to-date version of development environment, Xcode 5 and iOS 7.
We divided the course into more than 38 bite-sized video lessons for you to learn at your own pace.
Who this course is for:
- People with basic knowledge of iOS development
- Beginner iOS developers
- Anyone who is interested to learn how a seemingly complex social app can be made in a short period of time
- Anyone who wishes to lean more about mobile backend as a service (MBaaS) providers
Instructor
Hi, my name is Daniel Xu. Since I got my first computer in elementary school, technology has become a big part of my life and I am very passionate about learning and sharing my knowledge with others.
I started developing mobile apps 3 years ago. Since then, I've worked on mobile app projects with some of the most prominent startups, media companies and banks in Canada. My portfolio ranges from consumer oriented apps such as augmented reality games and social networking, to enterprise level apps such as online banking and construction safety management. I also hold both bachelor and master degree in computer engineering from University of Toronto.
Hope you enjoy my courses and please feel free to leave any comments or feedback.