iOS Learning to program; is this possible?

[duckkg5]

Easy yes/ no question: I'm trying to learn how to make an app that some people can use to retrieve information from a database that I create. I also want the users to be able to contribute to that database for everyone else to see.

Can it be done with the SDK? I just want to know now before I start learning all this stuff and find out later that it cannot.

 

[Kingbombs]

Easy yes/ no question: I'm trying to learn how to make an app that some people can use to retrieve information from a database that I create. I also want the users to be able to contribute to that database for everyone else to see.

Can it be done with the SDK? I just want to know now before I start learning all this stuff and find out later that it cannot.

yes but you will need a server with a database to connect to

 

[PatrickCocoa]

Yes, your project is do-able.

But it's a fairly complicated first project, particularly since you said you're learning some of these topics. You may get frustrated at the continual appearance of new roadblocks and repeated versions of your program that don't work.

You may want to release a simple app that has a few buttons and responds to them by throwing some text on the screen. With that as a knowledge-base, you can move on to implementing a database. Then you can move on to implementing a server.

 

[duckkg5]

Yes, your project is do-able.

But it's a fairly complicated first project, particularly since you said you're learning some of these topics. You may get frustrated at the continual appearance of new roadblocks and repeated versions of your program that don't work.

You may want to release a simple app that has a few buttons and responds to them by throwing some text on the screen. With that as a knowledge-base, you can move on to implementing a database. Then you can move on to implementing a server.

I built some simple apps and am learning the ropes. I also built a server with an old computer and Xubuntu, so I'm on the way. Thanks for the tips.

 

[dukeofism]

Good luck with learning. Is Obj-C your first programming language?

 

[duckkg5]

Good luck with learning. Is Obj-C your first programming language?

Thanks! Yup, first one. I studied it so much yesterday that I had dreams about it. Making good progress, though.

 

[carlosbutler]

as long as you know database languages then you are all set

 

[North Bronson]

Thanks! Yup, first one. I studied it so much yesterday that I had dreams about it. Making good progress, though.

I remember those dreams.

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