Making Apple TV (tvOS) Apps

Описание: Are you interested in creating apps for the Apple TV? This presentation covers the latest (October, 2015) Apple TV hardware capabilities, including changes from the previous model, and the different approaches you can take when creating apps for it.

While this presentation targets existing iOS developers who are using Objective C or Swift to develop their apps, there is plenty of general information that should be helpful to anyone interested in making tvOS apps.

Introduction (0:00)
What's New With the New Apple TV (0:38)
tvOS: Some Old, Some New (3:34)
tvOS vs iOS Frameworks (5:25)
Dealing With tvOS Storage Restrictions (6:39)
Apple TV UI Demo (9:42)
Parallax Images (11:28)
Populating the Top Shelf With Dynamic Content (12:55)
How the Focus Engine Works (14:43)
Debugging Focus Issues (17:49)
Approaches to Building a tvOS App (22:39)
UI Control and TVML Template Demo Apps (25:19)
Creating Our First TVML-Based tvOS App (28:25)
Debugging a TVML-Based tvOS App (36:25)
Extending TVML With Custom Tags (38:27)
Hybrid App Demo (43:34)
Bridging TVJS and Native Code in a Hybrid tvOS App (45:40)
Additional Resources, Conclusion (52:14)

Additional Resources Links:
Ray Wenderlich "tvOS Apprentice" Book - http://raywenderlich.com/store/tvos-a...
Apple TV Tech Talks - http://developer.apple.com/videos/tec...
Apple Developer Forums "tvOS SDK" Section - http://forums.developer.apple.com/com...
Apple Developer TVMLKit" Section - http://forums.developer.apple.com/com...

I created this presentation for my local CocoaHeads meeting. I presented this talk on April 21, 2016. This video is being made available for attendees' future reference and for those who were unable to attend. If you're not familiar with CocoaHeads groups, you can learn more about them at cocoaheads.org.

I am a software development consultant with 25+ years professional experience in creating software for desktop, mobile, web and server platforms. I offer expertise in iOS and tvOS development using Apple's tools and the Swift programming language, cross-platform development using C#, .net and Xamarin technologies, and pro pinball tips as needed. I would love to consult and/or actively participate in the development of your next killer app!

Tommy Baggett
http://tommyb.com
  / tommybaggett