Blogs, Websites, Forums For App Creation
Mobiletuts+
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/
Mobiletuts+ is all about quality tutorials for mobile developers – all mobile developers. Topics include native development with the iPhone, Android, Windows and Blackberry platforms, cross-platform development with tools like Appcelerator and Phone Gap, and techniques for building mobile accessible web sites with HTML 5.
Whether you want to create the next killer app or become a pioneer of the mobile frontier, they’ve got you covered!
iPhone.AppStorm
http://iphone.appstorm.net/
Obviously I have to recommend our own website as a brilliant place to find out about new applications, gain inspiration from other developers, and connect with a huge base of iPhone users!
iCodeBlog
http://icodeblog.com/
Updated about once a week, iCodeBlog provides some very useful and detailed tutorials.
ManiacDev
http://maniacdev.com/
One of the best blogs out there regularly updated with quality tutorials and resources.
iPhone Flow
http://www.iphoneflow.com/
A community blog where users post links to items they feel will be of interest to other developers. You can pick up some neat tips here.
Ray Wenderlich
http://www.raywenderlich.com/
Some great iPhone tutorials and tips from developer Ray Wenderlich. A vital read for those wishing to develop in Cocoa2D.
Forums
If you want to exchange ideas with other developers and seek help, there’s no replacement for an active forum filled with helpful members. Hopefully one of the following will fit the bill:http://jaxov.com/unlock-iphone-3gs/
Apple Developer Forums
http://developer.apple.com/devforums/
Apple’s official forums, where you will meet lots of like-minded developers. Requires a paid Developer Program account to access (but you’ll need one of these anyway to distribute your iPhone application in the App Store).
iPhone Dev Forums
http://www.iphonedevforums.com/forum/
Get help with coding the iPhone SDK, web apps and also advice on app promotion.
iPhone Dev SDK
http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/
A massive forum with over 22,000 members. Covering everything from basic development to tutorials, game development, and the legal side of coding apps.
TiPb iPhone Developer Forum
http://forum.tipb.com/iphone-developer-forum/
Get helpful advice from other developers and browse the informative blog for the latest iPhone and iPad news while you’re there.
iPhone World
http://forum.iphoneworld.ca/
A large forum with over 20,000 members, and topics centering around the App Store, technical iPhone development, and general Apple and iPhone news.
Conferences
There’s no replacement to sitting down and talking about your latest iPhone development project with other developers. If a few beers are involved as well, so much the better. These conferences are a great opportunity to hear some inspiring speakers, and chat with other developers.
It’s also worth looking out for meet-ups in your local area. Apple have their own list of user groups,37 or you can just Google for local developers and set something going yourself!
360iDev
http://www.360idev.com/
Occurring on a regular basis, 360iDev is the first and (supposedly) still the best iPhone developer conference in the world. You have to pay the registration fee in advance (approximately $499), but the four-day event features some of the top speakers in the industry.
Voices That Matter
http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/iphone2010/
This two-day conference occurred in April 2010, and it’s worth checking to see whether it will be repeated. The cost was $495 for early bird registration, and the schedule was split between a day of Best Practices/Game Development, and one of Core Competencies/Interface Development.
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/
Apple’s main conference seems to take on an increasingly mobile-centric approach every year. It features some excellent technical sessions on both iPhone and Mac OS X development.
Register early, as in recent years the conference has sold out quickly. If you can’t make it though, don’t worry – Apple usually publishes their videos of conference sessions online soon after the event.
iPhone Developer Summit
http://www.iphonedevsummit.com/
Open to anyone with an interest in iPhone development, the iPhone Developer Summit is usually held in Santa Clara, California, USA.
iOSDevCamp
http://www.iphonedevcamp.org
The iOSDevCamp (formerly known as the iPhoneDevCamp) is a not-for-profit organization that gathers regularly to develop applications for iPhone and iPod touch using both the native SDK and web standards. The event format is “unconference” or Barcamp-style, featuring content from the participants themselves.