Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies
by Tejkowski, ErickFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-02-24
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary
What the book covers: Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies begins by introducing the reader to Apple's development environment. Next, it leads the reader through the unusual syntax of the Objective-C language. Then, the book steps the reader through the process of creating a basic Cocoa application. In the remainder of the book, the reader learns to add a variety of functionality to Cocoa projects. Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies covers the new changes that have taken place in the Cocoa environment: * The book addresses the transformation of the developer tools, Xcode and Interface Builder. * It discusses some of the changes in the Cocoa frameworks. In particular, the QuickTime framework has changed substantially since the early days of Cocoa development. * Lastly, Apple has dramatically improved developer's lives with the inclusion of Bindings and the Core Data framework. The book covers the functional benefits of these important additions.
Author Biography
Erick Tejkowski was still in elementary school when he began helping to instruct teachers on Apple computers. As a professional developer, he has designed software for clients as varied as Chicken of the Sea, Energizer, Nextel, Edys-Dreyers, Rigid Medical, and Leap Pad.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Developer Tools | |
| A Brief Tour of Cocoa Development | |
| Creating Your First Cocoa Application | |
| Xcode | |
| Interface Builder | |
| Putting Polishing Touches on Your Application | |
| Instant Cocoa and the Objective-C Language | |
| The Basics of Objective-C | |
| MVC Design | |
| A Window with a View | |
| Working with Interface Controls | |
| Cocoa Data Types | |
| Putting It All Together: Cocoa Programming in Depth | |
| Text | |
| Graphics | |
| Managing Your Files | |
| Printing with Cocoa | |
| Cocoa on the Internet | |
| Multimedia | |
| Advanced Cocoa Topics | |
| Document-Based Applications | |
| Cocoa Bindings | |
| Core Data | |
| The Part of Tens | |
| Ten Tips to Make Cocoa Programming Easier | |
| Ten Great Web Sites for Cocoa Developers | |
| Index | |
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