Learn Objective-C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS (Learn Apress)

Scott Knaster, Mark Dalrymple, Waqar Malik

ISBN 10: 1430241888 / ISBN 13: 9781430241881

Published by Apress 2012-06-29, 2012

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Title: Learn Objective-C on the Mac: For OS X and ...

Publisher: Apress 2012-06-29

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

Learn to write apps for some of today's hottest technologies, including the iPhone and iPad (using iOS), as well as the Mac (using OS X). It starts with Objective-C, the base language on which the native iOS software development kit (SDK) and the OS X are based. Learn Objective-C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, Second Edition updates a best selling book and is an extensive, newly updated guide to Objective-C.

Objective-C is a powerful, object-oriented extension of C, making this update the perfect follow-up to Dave Mark’s bestselling Learn C on the Mac. Whether you’re an experienced C programmer or you’re coming from a different language such as C++ or Java, leading Mac experts Scott Knaster and Waqar Malik show how to harness the power of Objective-C in your apps!

• A complete course on the basics of Objective-C using Apple’s newest Xcode tools
• An introduction to object-oriented programming
• Comprehensive coverage of new topics like blocks, GCD, ARC, class extensions, as well as inheritance, composition, object initialization, categories, protocols, memory management, and organizing source files
• An introduction to building user interfaces using what is called the UIKit
• A primer for non-C programmers to get off the ground even faster

About the Author:

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.