Editorial ReviewsFrom the Back CoverDevelopers, this book belongs on your desk!
Once you understand Objective-C and object-oriented programming,you can create apps for the hottest devices on themarket—Macs, iPhones, and iPads. And with this detailed guide,top Mac developer and author Jiva DeVoe will have you coding in notime, even if you're a programming newbie. Coverage ranges from athorough introduction to Objective-C basics to advanced techniquesused by professional coders. You'll learn Objective-C memorymanagement, how frameworks fit together, the tricky business ofthread safety, where Xcode fits in, and much more.
- Understand Objective-C syntax, runtimes, andXcode®—and write your first program
- Create classes, work with properties, and learn aboutobjects
- Use code blocks, threads, KVO, and protocols
- Define and write macros, handle errors, and use frameworks inyour projects
- Untangle threads, start using design patterns, and masteradvanced techniques
- Read and write data with NSCoder
- Write code for Windows®, Linux®, and otherplatforms
Visit www.wileydevreference.com for the latest on tools andtechniques for Apple development, as well as code and project filesfrom the book.
About the Author
Jiva DeVoe is the founder of Random Ideas, LLC, a software company specializing in iPhone and Mac OS X applications. He has been writing software for nearly 25 years. His iPhone apps have been featured as Apple staff picks and in Apple ads. He is also the author of Cocoa Touch for iPhone OS 3 Developer Reference. Contact Jiva through his blog at www.random-ideas.net.
Product Details
- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 15, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470479221
- ISBN-13: 978-0470479223