Mac? Programming For Dummies

Ten Absolutely Essential Toolbox Functions Inside!

Your Guide to Creating Software for the Mac — Covers Through OS 8.5 The Mac is back! With the success of the iMac and the power of high-end Macs, new Mac software programs are once again in demand. Whether you're a programming wannabe or a veteran developer, Mac^® Programming For Dummies^®, 3rd Edition gives you easy-to-understand, up-to-date guidance on Mac programming basics, compilers, programming languages, code writing, and more. So start creating new Mac OS 8.5 applications today — the fun and easy way! Valuable Bonus CD-ROM Includes:

• CodeWarrior Lite — Limited version of Metrowerks CodeWarrior compiler software
• ResEdit — Resource editing software by Apple Computer, Inc.
• Source code and examples from the book

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Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Compile and run Mac source code easily with CodeWarrior Lite
• Understand why programming for the iMac is different
• Create menus that drop and windows that move — quickly and easily
• Avoid the most common Mac programming mistakes
• Become fluent in C, the most important Mac programming language
• Use ResEdit to edit ‘MBAR’ and ‘WIND’ resources
• Discover Dan Parks Sydow's debugging secrets — and get your programs up and running faster

About the Author Dan Parks Sydow is the author of previous editions of Mac^® Programming For Dummies^® as well as Mac^® OS 8 For Dummies^® Quick Reference and The Internet For Macs^® For Dummies^® Quick Reference. Dan holds a degree in software engineering and has worked on a variety of software projects for Macintosh computers.