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Learning SQLite for iOS

By : Gene Da Rocha
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Learning SQLite for iOS

By: Gene Da Rocha

Overview of this book

The ability to use SQLite with iOS provides a great opportunity to build amazing apps. Apple's iOS SDK provides native support for SQLite databases. This combination offers the potential to create powerful, data-persistent applications. This book starts with the architecture of SQLite database and introduces you to concepts in SQL . You will find yourself equipped to design your own database system, administer it, and maintain it. Further, you will learn how to operate your SQLite databases smoothly using SQL commands. You will be able to extend the functionality of SQLite by using its vast arsenal of C API calls to build some interesting, exciting, new, and intelligent data-driven applications. Understand how Xcode, HTML5, and Phonegap can be used to build a cross-platform modern app which can benefit from all these technologies - all through creating a complete, customizable application skeleton that you can build on for your own apps.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Learning SQLite for iOS
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Designing for SQLite


Generally, programmers will think that because database systems are huge or work best in enterprise, it will be the same for SQLite and the mobile environment. Remember when the app is released; ensure that SQLite is built in with some basic data for the user to start. Ensure that the data can be dynamically populated easily. This will form a part of a great data access strategy and format, which should be replicated across all of your applications.

As mentioned previously, security to your data is mandatory, and requirements around privacy and access, including a form of encryption, must be considered to protect information.

Another important factor in designing a good database for SQLite is the performance and the ability of the software to work efficiently and quickly among the operating system on a small device and app that has more demands on it today.

Testing both, manual and automatic, using products such as Appium for mobiles, is a must, because it can find out...