almost 12 years ago
Starter Kit
Welcome to the CMU iOS App Challenge!
You are now confirmed as a participant. We will be revealing more details at the kick-off event and training sessions, but this event challenges you to learn Swift if you don't already know it or to hone your skills if you've used it before.
Complete your ChallengePost profile
If you have not already done so, make sure your profile on ChallengePost contains your real e-mail address and your full name.
Sign up as a developer
Please sign up as a developer at https://developer.apple.com. You can register for free to get basic access to the documentation. You only need to pay the $99 fee if you want to ultimately publish your app to the App Store. In the next few weeks, we'll send you an invite to join the Apple University Program so you can deploy your app to a real device for the competition.
Starting reading and watching videos now!
You want to hit the ground running with Swift on day one so we highly recommend reading up on the documentation before the kick-off event. Once you have your free developer account, check out the WWDC videos on Swift, particularly the Introduction to Swift.
We'll be hosting a beginner's workshop on iOS development in Swift, on Tuesday, September 23rd. Register now.
Schedule
Coding will begin immediately following the kick-off presentation on Thursday night, September 25th. You'll have until Sunday night to finish your app. Apple engineers will be on-site Friday night and throughout the weekend to help answer technical questions if you get stuck. We'll also have snacks and meals.
Put the next day on your calendar too -- Monday, September 29th will be our final awards ceremony and demos in the McConomy Auditorium. Invite all of your friends and family and professors to cheer you on. We'll have raffle prizes and they'll be able to vote for you to win the Audience Choice award.
At the kick-off event, we will reveal a secret requirement of the app to prevent you from starting to work on it in advance. If you don't already have a team, you'll be able to find other people to join up with at the end. Attendance at the kick-off event is not required to participate, but it is highly recommended that at least one member of your team attend. Ideally everyone will want to go to the kick-off so you can learn the rules and the secret API.
We're excited to have you participating. If, for some reason, you are no longer able to participate, please e-mail challenge@apple.com to cancel your registration to give other students an opportunity.
- The iOS App Challenge Team <challenge@apple.com>