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
By:
Scott Knaster, Mark Dalrymple Imprint: APress Country of Publication: Germany Edition: 1st ed. Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 191mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 687g ISBN:9781430218159 ISBN 10: 1430218150 Pages: 360 Publication Date:25 December 2008 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9781430241881 Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
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.
Scott Knaster is a legendary Mac hacker and author of such bestselling books as Hacking Mac OS X Tiger and Macintosh Programming Secrets. His book How to Write Macintosh Software was required reading for Mac programmers for more than a decade.