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Simon Allardice

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Simon Allardice is a software developer and writer. He has programmed nuclear reactors and music drivers.

Simon Allardice is a software developer, lynda.com senior author, trainer, and writer with 25 years spent programming and consulting for corporations throughout the U.S. and Europe. He has programmed everything from safety routines for nuclear reactors to music drivers for computer games. Simon's been a trainer for many years and has spoken at multiple conferences, user groups, and code camps. He has authored, contributed, and edited several books on advanced web development.

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Programming Foundations: Databases
with Simon Allardice
Discover how a database can benefit both you and your architecture, whatever the programming language, operating system, or application type you use.

3h 11m Appropriate for all Views: 1,370,619 Sep 30, 2015
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Code Clinic: Swift
with Simon Allardice
Explore solutions to common Swift programming challenges, and then compare the results with other programming languages in the Code Clinic series.

4h 30m Intermediate Views: 152,936 Jun 25, 2015
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Developing for Apple Watch First Look
with Simon Allardice
Take your existing iOS development skills to a whole new level. Learn to design apps and extensions for the Apple Watch using WatchKit.

2h 39m Intermediate Views: 40,626 Jun 8, 2015
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Comparing Swift and Objective-C
with Simon Allardice
Simon Allardice explores the capabilities of Swift and Objective-C, showing how and when they intersect and demonstrating how to migrate existing Objective-C projects to Swift and work with both languages in the same project.

1h 30m Beginner Views: 74,914 Dec 24, 2014
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iOS 8 App Development with Swift 1 Essential Training
with Simon Allardice
Want to build an iPhone or iPad app? Start here. Learn to create native apps for iOS 8 using Xcode 6 and Swift, Apple's new programming language.

5h 48m Beginner Views: 1,060,222 Nov 11, 2014
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Programming Foundations: Data Structures
with Simon Allardice
Gain a deeper understanding of how computer programs store and manipulate data internally.

2h 29m Intermediate Views: 669,987 Jun 10, 2014
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iOS App Development Essential Training
with Simon Allardice
Learn how to build native applications for the iPhone and iPad using the iOS 7 SDK, Xcode 5, and Objective-C.

6h 16m Beginner Views: 1,193,076 Dec 19, 2013
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Objective-C Essential Training
with Simon Allardice
Get the tools you need, learn what an Objective-C program looks like, and get your first code up and running.

6h 2m Beginner Views: 1,152,038 Dec 2, 2013
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iOS 7 App Development New Features
with Simon Allardice
Bring your iOS development skills—and your applications—up to speed with the new options in the iOS 7 SDK, including a new version of Xcode.

2h 14m Intermediate Views: 67,678 Nov 14, 2013
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Programming Foundations: Code Efficiency
with Simon Allardice
Make your programs faster and more responsive by understanding how to create efficient, optimized, well-running code in any programming language.

3h 7m Beginner Views: 273,282 Oct 10, 2013
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Programming Foundations: Test-Driven Development
with Simon Allardice
Create more reliable, maintainable software by using test-driven development.

1h 50m Beginner Views: 339,002 Jun 11, 2013
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Programming Foundations: Refactoring Code
with Simon Allardice
Take existing code and make it better—more readable, efficient, understandable, and updateable—with refactoring.

1h 44m Intermediate Views: 412,275 May 15, 2013
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iOS 6 App Development New Features
with Simon Allardice
Bring your existing iOS development skills—and your own applications—up to speed with the new options in iOS 6 SDK.

2h 29m Intermediate Views: 66,552 Mar 13, 2013
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Advanced SQL Server: Reporting Services
with Simon Allardice
Discover how to create, manage, and deliver interactive reports—not just to print, but to dynamically explore enterprise-level data—with Reporting Services in SQL Server.

3h 44m Advanced Views: 712,554 Dec 13, 2012
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Core Data for iOS and OS X
with Simon Allardice
Introduces the concepts behind Core Data, the object persistence framework used to manipulate and store data in iOS and OS X applications.

4h 29m Intermediate Views: 365,083 Oct 17, 2012
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Cocoa Essential Training
with Simon Allardice
Build desktop applications for the Mac OS X by exploring the many frameworks and essential design patterns in Cocoa.

5h 21m Beginner Views: 214,060 Aug 1, 2012
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Programming Foundations: Object-Oriented Design
with Simon Allardice
Introduces object-oriented terms like abstraction and inheritance and shows how to define requirements and use cases and create a conceptual model of your application.

3h 1m Intermediate Views: 4,662,955 May 22, 2012
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SharePoint Designer 2010: Branding SharePoint Sites
with Simon Allardice
Edit and customize web sites created with the SharePoint 2010 platform.

4h 54m Intermediate Views: 390,957 Nov 15, 2011
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Programming Foundations: Fundamentals
with Simon Allardice
Provides the core knowledge to begin programming in any language, using JavaScript to explore the syntax of a programming language, and shows how to write and execute your first application and understand what's going on under the hood.

4h 47m Beginner Views: 10,886,206 Sep 22, 2011
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JavaScript Essential Training (2011)
with Simon Allardice
Use JavaScript to add new features and a richer, more compelling user interface on web pages.

5h 31m Beginner Views: 8,368,638 Jul 22, 2011
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SharePoint Designer 2010: Creating Data-Driven Web Pages
with Simon Allardice
Use SharePoint Designer to create rich, highly visual web pages in SharePoint that connect, read, and even update information stored externally.

2h 55m Intermediate Views: 303,485 May 12, 2011
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SQL Server 2008 Essential Training
with Simon Allardice
Explores all the major features of SQL Server 2008, beginning with core concepts.

6h 54m Beginner Views: 1,821,397 Dec 15, 2010
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SharePoint 2010 Essential Training
with Simon Allardice
Demonstrates the full feature set in SharePoint 2010.

6h 58m Beginner Views: 1,892,799 Jun 24, 2010
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Learning SharePoint 2010
with Simon Allardice
Walks through the first few hours a new user will spend with SharePoint working with Web sites, communities, content, and search.

2h 29m Beginner Views: 771,973 May 26, 2010
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SharePoint 2010 New Features
with Simon Allardice
Highlights the new tools and user interface enhancements Microsoft includes in the 2010 version of SharePoint Server.

1h 59m Intermediate Views: 127,680 May 18, 2010
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SharePoint Designer 2007: Branding SharePoint Sites
with Simon Allardice
Explores using SharePoint Designer 2007 to alter the default appearance of SharePoint web sites.

5h 43m Intermediate Views: 201,031 May 6, 2010

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26 Courses

Programming Foundations: Databases

Code Clinic: Swift

Developing for Apple Watch First Look

Comparing Swift and Objective-C

iOS 8 App Development with Swift 1 Essential Training

Programming Foundations: Data Structures

iOS App Development Essential Training

Objective-C Essential Training

iOS 7 App Development New Features

Programming Foundations: Code Efficiency

Programming Foundations: Test-Driven Development

Programming Foundations: Refactoring Code

iOS 6 App Development New Features

Advanced SQL Server: Reporting Services

Core Data for iOS and OS X

Cocoa Essential Training

Programming Foundations: Object-Oriented Design

SharePoint Designer 2010: Branding SharePoint Sites

Programming Foundations: Fundamentals

JavaScript Essential Training (2011)

SharePoint Designer 2010: Creating Data-Driven Web Pages

SQL Server 2008 Essential Training

SharePoint 2010 Essential Training

Learning SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 New Features

SharePoint Designer 2007: Branding SharePoint Sites

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