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, Read the rest of this entry »