Learn Objective C on the Macintosh

Learn Objective-C on the Macintosh By Mark Dalrymple and Scott Knaster

Published by SpiderWorks (2006) | ISBN 0977784258 | PDF | 224 Pages | 4.53Mb

Become a programming superhero!

Take your coding skills to the next level with this extensive guide to Objective-C, Apple's programming language for developing sophisticated software applications for Mac OS X.

Objective-C is a powerful extension of C, making this book the perfect follow-up to Dave Mark's best-selling Learn C on the Macintosh (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!

Edited by acclaimed author Dave Mark and packed with time-saving source code examples, this is the definitive guide to Objective-C for Xcode developers!

Includes:

* 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 (Appendix A).