Learn Objective-C on the Mac

Knaster, Scott; Dalrymple, Mark

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

Details

Published by: Apress

Publication Date: 2008-12-25

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781430218159

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4302-1816-6

Dimensions: 235cm x191cm

Pages: 360