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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 bestselling 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
List of contents
Hello.- Extensions to C.- to Object-Oriented Programming.- Inheritance.- Composition.- Source File Organization.- More About Xcode.- A Quick Tour of the Foundation Kit.- Memory Management.- Object Initialization.- Properties.- Categories.- Protocols.- to the AppKit.- File Loading and Saving.- Key-Value Coding.- NSPredicate.
About the author
Scott Knaster is a legendary Mac hacker with a number of books to his credit, including Macintosh Programming Secrets, which has achieved cult status among Mac programmers. He is the coauthor of Mac Toys and the proud owner of several hacked iPods and every issue of Mad magazine.
Summary
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 bestselling 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
