Learn Objective-C on the Mac (Learn Series)

Take your coding skills to the next level with this extensive guide to Objective?C, the native programming language for developing sophisticated software applications for Mac OS X. Objective?C is a powerful, object?oriented extension of C, making this book the perfect follow?up to Dave Mark?s best?selling Learn C on the Mac, Mac OS X Edition. Whether you?re an experienced C programmer or you?re coming from a different language such as C++ or Java, leading Mac experts Mark Dalrymple and Scott Knaster show you how to harness the powers of Objective?C in your applications!

A complete course on the basics of Objective?C using Apple?s free Xcode tools
An introduction to object?oriented programming
Comprehensive coverage of inheritance, composition, object initialization, categories, protocols, memory management, and organizing source files
A brief tour of Cocoa?s Foundation framework and AppKit
A helpful ?learning curve? guide for non?C developers

What you?ll learn

Learn Objective?C programming, the gateway to programming your Mac or iPhone.
Write applications for the Mac OS X interface, the cleanest user?interface around.
Understand variables and how to design your own data structures.
Work with the file system.
Connect to data sources and the Internet.

Who is this book for?

For anyone wanting to learn to program native applications in Mac OS X, including developers new to the Mac, developers new to Objective?C, or students entirely new to programming.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; Objective C; It is a great book with some nerdy humor. I loved it and if you follow along there is no reason why you shouldn't have a basic understanding of Objective-C.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-04-2009; Great Book!; I first read Learn C on a Mac and then read this book. My intentions were to learn how to develop on the iPhone. I had a very minimum background in programming and and after reading the first book, I felt confident in taking everything...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-24-2009; Beware if you don't know C; I like the book. But beware the description says it's suitable for programming beginners. You really need to read up on C first. I'm lost and I have written in COBOL, Pascal and BASIC. I'm buying a C book to catch up.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-31-2009; Objective-C Condensed Written for Programmers; I loved this book. It contains a great introduction to Objective-C for those that have a good foundation in Computer Programming, but just don't know Objective-C and XCode. Lots of books these days are filled with pages and pages of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; Objective C; It is a great book with some nerdy humor. I loved it and if you follow along there is no reason why you shouldn't have a basic understanding of Objective-C.; read full review | report as inappropriate