Learn Objective-C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS {BBS}

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 MarkΓÇÖs bestselling Learn C on the Mac. Whether youΓÇÖre an experienced C programmer or youΓÇÖre 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 AppleΓÇÖs 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

What youΓÇÖll learn

* Learn Objective-C programming, the gateway to programming your iPhone, iPad or Mac
* Write apps for the iOS and/or OS X interfaces, the cleanest user-interfaces around
* Understand variables and how to design your own data structures
* Work with the new Objective-C features now available in this update like blocks, automated reference counting (ARC) and class extensions
* Work with new tools available like Clang static analyzer and Grand Central Dispatch (GCD)
* Undertand UIKit and how to build simple user interfaces easily and effectively
* Explore using the latest Xcode



# Paperback: 384 pages
# Publisher: Apress; 2 edition (June 27, 2012)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1430241888
# ISBN-13: 978-1430241881