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First Impressions on Istanbul Guide
A few days ago Apple approved my iPhone Application and Istanbul Guide is available to download for free on App Store since 14 January 2010. So far, feedbacks are positive and I’ve decided to go on and improve it, actually I’m going to put the things that I have removed and also, implement some new features.
The first app is developed to learn about platform and the application approval process which was a real pain. I’m hopping the next time, it will be easier to publish an app on app store.
I want to share some data about the app, despite it has been online for 6 days, the application is downloaded almost 1K, yes, almost 1000 times. Most of the downloads come from Turkey and followed by european countries like Denmark, Netherlands and those are followed by the US.
I want to thank everyone who downloaded the app.
Hello World on iPhone
I have played most of the popular application development platforms available today from Microsoft’s .Net to open source platforms on unix/linux with python/php/java/c++ … etc. However, I couldn’t had a change to develop for Mac OS X platforms till having a Mac.
Spending a few weeks (not full time) for learning and developing for Mac OS X is enough and fun. Learning Obj-c is not a big issue but it takes some time to get familiar with the libraries and frameworks. I made my choice to build an iPhone application as a start point and made a simple hello iphone world application and called it “Istanbul Guide”.
Application contains some popular places in Istanbul for the tourists and also, provides some basic information like text, photo and the current distance about locations. As I said app is not a big deal (some screens shown below), wait for the killer ones …
Also working on a page to provide my iPhone App statuses.
Becoming a Mac
Its just started with a new macbook pro …
Bought it and love it …
Helping Mac users & developers …
Today I got my Magic Mouse! Nothing to say, its Magic. Thanks dude @kemalispirli …
Finally, someone made it! This company impressed me …
And now, I’m a mac …
The next thing is 3GS …
Windows 7 + Family Guy = Horror. Here’s the proof
Just another Windows Ad Camping, guess how awesome it is !!! And this is the reason why I prefer South Park.
Book Review: Zend Framework 1.8 Application Development
Its necessary to use a framework to collaborate with developers and also its useful to speed up development process. Zend Framework is one of the most popular PHP framework which consists of extendable tools and libraries. “Zend Framework 1.8 Application Development” covers Zend Frameworks basics and advanced usage of the framework.
Some Php and Object Oriented Programming knowledge is necessary to fully understand and benefit the book. Contents of the book is:
Preface
Chapter 1: Creating a Basic MVC Application
Chapter 2: The Zend Framework MVC Architecture
Chapter 3: Storefront Basic Setup
Chapter 4: Storefront Models
Chapter 5: Implementing the Catalog
Chapter 6: Implementing User Accounts
Chapter 7: The Shopping Cart
Chapter 8: Authentication and Authorization
Chapter 9: The Administration Area
Chapter 10: Storefront Roundup
Chapter 11: Storefront Optimization
Chapter 12: Testing the Storefront
Appendix: Installing Supporting Software
Index
Also, you can download the free chapter which is “Chapter 7 The Shopping Cart“.
The good part is, examples are enough to understand and follow and explained in detail.
The bad part is current zend framework is at 1.9.6 however, the book discusses zf 1.8 which is enough to understand basics of the framework. Also, I was expecting to see integration of third party tools like doctrine, smarty and jquery … etc. which strengths the Zend Framework.
I’d say suggest this book for someone who wants to start development with ZF.
Book Review: Object-Oriented Programming with PHP5
PHP was born as a functional programming language and as it grown it has gained Object Oriented capabilities. Object Oriented Programming is one of most significant issue in software development and for this issue I’d recommend the book “Object-Oriented Programming with PHP5″ for those who seek OOP in PHP.
Most important advantage of the OOP is developing manageable applications and it is illustrated in this book very smoothly.
The book is written for newbies to advanced programmers who need a good reference for PHP and OOP in PHP. It is divided into nine chapters:
First chapter starts with comparing functional programming with oop and shows the benefits of oop. Second and Third chapters are about writing some codes to see how oop is done in php. Writer discusses OOP design pattern which is very handy and useful for designing your application model. Chapter five is about reflection which is how to handle object states in runtime. Chapter six and seven is tells how it databases handled with php with oop way. And following chapters eight and nine is for building better MVC (model view controller) with php.
In brief, the book is design for new starters to experts in php which needs OOP and I suggest this book for every php developer as a reference in their daily development processes.
Book Review: RESTful PHP Web Services
PHP is the most popular web development language that has ben used in the market however, its always necessary to communicate different platforms which makes web services is a must todays world. “RESTful PHP Web Services” book covers developing and consuming RESTful web services with php in detail for developers who are interested in web services.
The book is written by Samisa Abeysinghe and it is easy to read and follow even for new starters for application development. Also, it is a good resource for experienced developers/designers for architectural levels of RESTful Web Services.
The content of book is divided into 7 chapters:
Chapter 1, is about explaining conceptual details of RESTful web services and their relations with HTTP.
Chapter 2, shows some code which consumes REST services in PHP.
Chapter 3, deals with real world examples of RESTful services and also usage of RSS, ATOM feeds.
Chapter 4 and 5 discuss designing RESTful web services and also, implementation of designed system.
Chapter 6 shows how to use Zend Framework to design and implement REST services with a framework.
Chapter 7 is about debugging web services.
In conclusion, It s a well designed book which meets all needs for designing and implementing RESTful services in PHP. I’d like to recommend this book for PHP developers/designer however, basic PHP knowledge is required to understand codes fully.
Discussed subjects supported with example codes which are useful and makes the concept to be understood easily.
Augmented Reality
By definition
Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with (or augmented by) virtual computer-generated imagery – creating a mixed reality.
I have already selected some AR research topics that would be useful for educating kids or making life easier for disabled people. Planning to discuss this issue with my adviser tomorrow, If he agrees what I’m thinking that’d be great.
Tonight, I downloaded the ARToolKit, built and got working my first simple AR application on Snow Leopard. Proof:
