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Learn Objective-C on the Mac | Mark Dalrymple, Scott Knaster
Apress, Paperback, Estimated Publication Date December 2008, 350 pages, ISBN 1430218150 | List Price: $39.99
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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 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.
About the Authors
Mark Dalrymple has been a Mac developer since 1985 and a Unix programmer since
1990. Over the years, he has worked on projects ranging from cross–platform
development toolkits, to high–performance web server software servicing
hundreds of millions of hits per day, medical applications, and video products
for Hollywood. He is the coauthor of Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming and
Advanced Mac OS X Programming.
Scott Knaster is a legendary Mac hacker and author of such best–selling
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.
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