Beginning Mac OSX Programming

Beginning Mac OS X Programming

Every Mac OS X system comes with all the essentials required for programming: free development tools, resources, and utilities. However, finding the place to begin may be challenging, especially if you have no prior development knowledge. This comprehensive guide offers you an ideal starting point to writing programs on Mac OS X, with coverage of the latest release - 1.4 "Tiger."

With its hands-on approach, the book examines a particular element and then presents step-by-step instructions that walk you through how to use that element when programming. You'll quickly learn how to efficiently start writing programs on Mac OS X using languages such as C, Objective-C(r), and AppleScript(r), technologies such as Carbon(r) and Cocoa(r), and other Unix tools. In addition, you'll discover techniques for incorporating the languages in order to create seamless applications. All the while, you can follow along on your own system so that you'll be prepared to apply your new Mac OS X skills to real-world projects.

What you will learn from this book

The major role the new Xcode plays in streamlining Mac OS X development
The process for designing a graphical user interface on Mac OS X that conforms to Apple's guidelines
How to write programs in the C and Objective-C programming languages
The various scripting languages available on the Mac OS X system and what tasks each one is best suited to perform
How to write shell scripts that interact with pre-installed command-line tools

Who this book is for

This book is for novice programmers who want to get started writing programs that run on Mac OS X. Experienced programmers who are new to the Mac will also find this book to be a useful overview of the Mac development environment.

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1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-20-2009; Too different for OS X 10.5; I presumed that the book would still be useful for my iMac with OS X 10.5, but I have found it very tough going. There are enough differences between what the book describes and shows that I spend more time trying to figure out the 10.5...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-24-2009; Slightly outdated; This book is quite helpful for the beginning Mac programmer.However, lots of things have changed since it was published.When you try to follow the "Try it out" examples, sometimes you get seriously stuck, because the "buttons" you are...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-29-2008; nice book; I've just started to read the book (1st &2nd chapters) and it seems to follow the directions from previous reviews that lead me to buy it: it seems indicated to someone who, like me, is new to the OSX environment and is willing to do...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-31-2008; Learn by Example; Been a great book for learning Mac programming so far. Very hands on with examples aplenty.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-29-2008; nice book; I've just started to read the book (1st &2nd chapters) and it seems to follow the directions from previous reviews that lead me to buy it: it seems indicated to someone who, like me, is new to the OSX environment and is willing to do...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-24-2009; Slightly outdated; This book is quite helpful for the beginning Mac programmer.However, lots of things have changed since it was published.When you try to follow the "Try it out" examples, sometimes you get seriously stuck, because the "buttons" you are...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-20-2009; Too different for OS X 10.5; I presumed that the book would still be useful for my iMac with OS X 10.5, but I have found it very tough going. There are enough differences between what the book describes and shows that I spend more time trying to figure out the 10.5...; read full review | report as inappropriate