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Corona SDK Application Design

By : Daniel Williams
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Corona SDK Application Design

By: Daniel Williams

Overview of this book

<p>Corona SDK is a software development kit, which allows programmers to build mobile applications on iOS and Android devices. It is used by developers to build, both business and gaming apps at record speeds.<br /><br />"Corona SDK Application Design" will show you the power behind Corona SDK and how to make best use of its features to create your own apps. Learn to create apps using your unique ideas quickly and easily.'<br /><br />You will start with a quick introduction to Corona SDK and the Lua programming language. Follow examples for creating a business as well as a gaming app to help you learn how to utilize Corona’s built-in features effectively to develop professional-looking apps with excellent functionality. Soon you will be confident enough to create your own apps and publish them on popular app stores. Towards the end of the book the author shares some of his own tried and tested marketing techniques to help you get your app seen and downloaded by as many people as possible.</p>
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

About the Reviewers

Mitch Allen has worked on software projects for Lotus, IBM, Dragon, Nuance, Yahoo, and Intuit, as well as for a few startups. He specializes in everything from Enterprise Web Apps to Mobile. He has worked in Silicon Valley, Silicon Alley, and along Boston's Route 128. He currently resides in Western Pennsylvania. Previously, he has reviewed the book Corona SDK Mobile Game Development Beginner's Guide by Packt Publishing.

For more information, please visit his website at http://mitchallen.com where he blogs about everything from mobile game development to robotics.

Predrag Končar is a founder of Glyphed – a multidisciplinary research studio. His primary areas of interest are programming and combining technology and art. Predrag is also into robotics, image and audio processing, and interactive design, and he likes to spend his free time painting. In the last 12 years, he has worked as a Technical and Creative Director on many online projects, published over 40 online games, participated in the production of several iOS apps, and worked with Packt Publishing as a technical reviewer on the book Corona SDK Mobile Game Development Beginner's Guide. He has a strong background in ActionScript, Lua, MEL script, Maya, and Python. Predrag is also a member of MENSA and ACM SIGGRAPH.

Jamie Trinder is the Technical Director for T and G Apps Ltd, who create mobile applications and games for multiple mobile platforms. Jamie has a background with various coding languages and has been a part of creating numerous mobile applications. Jamie uses Corona and Lua extensively from day to day and finds them invaluable tools for rapidly prototyping ideas for the company.