Key Tasks of cocos2d-x development

Setup Development Environment

• Make the iOS binary (.ipa), run on Simulator and Device
• Make the Android binary (.apk), run on Device

Seek and Read References

• Reference of Cocos2d-x
• Reference of C++
• Reference of POCO library

Create Testing Code

• Create UnitTest for Logic (text mode stuff), suggest to use UnitTest++
• Create UnitTest for GUI or Graphics stuff

Create Architecture / Utility / General Code

• Clarify how MVC architecture work
• Create Data Class
• Create a singleton class
• Make and understand Useful MACROs

Manage GUI, Graphics and Scene 

• About GUI 
• Custom View
• Popup View
• Fullscreen View
• TableView
• Scrollable View
• Using Cocos builder to create the views
• Gallery View
• Loading View
• About Graphics
• Render Sprites
• Render Maps
• Render something you want to
• Controlling the zoom and location of the Camera
• About Scene
• Add a new scene
• Switch between scenes

Network Stuff

• Connect using Socket or HTTP
• Adding Network Protocol
• Create Requests
• Handle Response
• Handle Network errors
• Testing the network protocol

Debugging and Profiling

• Check the potential problem
• Check memory leak
• Check the performance using profiler
• Locate where and when will crash the app

Deployment

• Create different kinds of build using Makefile/build.xml/.… 
•  Publish the app (ipa or apk) using TestFlight