Learn C on the Mac - A Complete Course in C Programming for the Beginner

Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, this popular guide has been updated for Mac OS X. Don't know anything about programming? No problem! Acclaimed author Dave Mark starts out with the basics and takes you through a complete course in programming C using Apple's free Xcode tools. This book is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes Mac OS X examples!

• Provides best practices for programming newbies
• Written by the expert on C-programming for the Mac
• Presents all the basics with a pragmatic, Mac OS X-flavored approach
• Includes updated source code which is fully compatible with Xcode 4

List of contents

Welcome Aboard.- Go Get the Tools!.- Programming Basics.- C Basics: Functions.- C Basics: Variables and Operators.- Controlling Your Program's Flow.- Pointers and Parameters.- Variable Data Types.- Designing Your Own Data Structures.- Working with Files.- Advanced Topics.- Where Do You Go from Here?.

About the author

Dave Mark is a longtime Mac developer and author who has written a number of books on Mac and iOS development, including Beginning iPhone 4 Development (Apress, 2010), More iPhone 3 Development (Apress, 2010), Learn C on the Mac (Apress, 2008), The Macintosh Programming Primer series (Addison-Wesley, 1992), and Ultimate Mac Programming (Wiley, 1995). Dave loves the water and spends as much time as possible on it, in it, or near it. He lives with his wife and three children in Virginia.

Summary

Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, this popular guide has been updated for Mac OS X. Don't know anything about programming? No problem! Acclaimed author Dave Mark starts out with the basics and takes you through a complete course in programming C using Apple's free Xcode tools. This book is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes Mac OS X examples!

• Provides best practices for programming newbies


• Written by the expert on C–programming for the Mac


• Presents all the basics with a pragmatic, Mac OS X-flavored approach


• Includes updated source code which is fully compatible with Xcode 4

Product details

• Authors: Dave Mark, David Mark
• Publisher: Apress
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2008
• EAN: 9781430218098
• ISBN: 978-1-4302-1809-8
• No. of pages: 376
• Weight: 590 g
• Illustrations: 376 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Operating systems, user interfaces; B, Software Engineering, Apple Computer, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems, Operating systems, Professional and Applied Computing, Apple (Mac OS) operating systems, Apple and iOS, Mac OS X;Xcode;control;controlling;programming