Get up to speed on Cocoa and Objective-C for developing Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch applications. If you don t have experience developing on the Apple platform, no problem. This updated book covers everything you need to get started from object-oriented programming to working with iCloud.
In addition to learning the basics of Cocoa and Objective-C, the two foundational technologies underlying Apple s development platforms, you ll also learn how to use Apple s Xcode Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Each chapter presents a different sample program for you to build, with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions to teach you the fundamentals of Cocoa programming.
Learn about technologies like blocks, properties and Automatic Reference Counting
Discover the similarities and differences between Mac OS X and iOS
Examine real-world applications of advanced Cocoa and Cocoa Touch features
In addition to learning the basics of Cocoa and Objective-C, the two foundational technologies underlying Apple s development platforms, you ll also learn how to use Apple s Xcode Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Each chapter presents a different sample program for you to build, with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions to teach you the fundamentals of Cocoa programming.
Learn about technologies like blocks, properties and Automatic Reference Counting
Discover the similarities and differences between Mac OS X and iOS
Examine real-world applications of advanced Cocoa and Cocoa Touch features