Objective-C for Absolute Beginners: iPhone, iPad and Mac Programming Made Easy

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Название: Objective-C for Absolute Beginners: iPhone, iPad and Mac Programming Made Easy

Автор: James Bennett, Gary Bennett, Brad Lees, Mark Fisher, Mitchell Fisher

Издательство: Apress

ISBN: 1430228326

Год: 2010

Количество страниц: 292

Формат: PDF

Размер: 15.7 Мб

Язык: Английский

It seems as if everyone is writing applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPad, but how do they all do it? It’s best to learn Objective-C, the native language of both the iOSand Mac OS X, but where to begin? Right here, even if you’ve never programmed before!

Objective-C for Absolute Beginners will teach you how to write software for your Mac, iPhone,or iPad using Objective-C, an elegant and powerful language with a rich set of developer tools. Using a hands-on approach, you’ll learn to think in programming terms, how to use Objective-C to build program logic, and how towrite your own applications and apps.

With over 50 collective years in software development and based on an approach pioneered at Carnegie Mellon University, the authors have developed a remarkably effective approach to learning Objective-C. Since the introduction of Apple’s iPhone, theauthors have taught hundreds of absolute beginners how to develop Mac, iPhone,and iPad apps, including many that became popular apps in the iTunes App Store.

What you’ll learn

The fundamentals of computer programming: how to understand variables,design data structures, and work with file systems

The logic of object-oriented programming: how to use Classes, Objects, and Methods

The flexibility of Appleâ?™s developer tools: how to install Xcode and write programs in Objective-C

The power of Cocoa and Cocoa touch: how to make Mac OS Xapplications or iOS apps that do cool stuff

Who this book is for

Everyone! This book is for anyone who wants to learn to develop applications for the Mac or apps for the iPhone and iPad using the Objective-C programming language. No previous programming experience is necessary.