Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies

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作者：Erick Tejkowski
出版日期：February 24, 2009
出版社：Wiley Publishing
页数：408
ISBN：ISBN-10: 0470432896 ISBN-13: 978-0470432891
文件格式：PDF


Product Description
Cocoa programming is not only the favored development environment forMac OS X, it’s also a primary tool for creating iPhone and iPod Touchsoftware. That makes this a great time to learn Cocoa, and Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies is the ideal place to start!
This book gives you a solid foundation in Cocoa and the unusualsyntax of Objective-C. You’ll learn what’s new in Cocoa frameworks andcreate an application step by step. For example, you can:

• See how Xcode underlies your applications as the main component of Apple’s IDE
• Examine the basics of the Objective-C language, the elements of a Cocoa interface, and object-oriented programming
• Use Xcode and Interface Builder
• Spruce up your apps with audio, video, Internet features, stylized text, and more
• Create applications with the stunning graphics for which Macs are famous
• See how to build apps with multiple documents and even executables that aren’t traditional Mac apps
• Use all the exciting new Cocoa features
• Work with Cocoa numbers, arrays, Booleans, and dates
• Build document-based applications
• Simplify with key-value coding

The better you understand Cocoa programming, the better the applications you can create for Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies makes it easy and fun!
From the Back Cover
Cocoa is hot! Stir up apps for Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod® Touch
It’s a great time to go for Cocoa, because it’s not only Apple’spreferred framework for developing software, it’s also the best way foryou to create software for Mac OS X and iPhone. This book gives you asolid foundation in Cocoa and the unusual syntax of Objective-C. You’lllearn what’s new in Cocoa frameworks and create applications step bystep.

• X marks the start — see how Xcode underlies your applications as the main component of Apple’s Developer Tools
• Be objective — examine the basics of the Objective-C language and the elements of a Cocoa interface
• Add bells and whistles — spruce up your apps with audio, video, Internet features, stylized text, and more
• Graphically speaking — create applications with the stunning graphics for which Macs are famous
• High-end Cocoa — see how to build apps with multiple documents or even have Xcode build an interface for you

Open the book and find:

• Tips for building a good interface
• How to work with Cocoa numbers, arrays, Booleans, and dates
• Advice on managing files
• Ten tips for easier Cocoa programming
• How to simplify with key-value coding
• What to do with Cocoa on the Internet
• How to add bindings to your application
• Steps for building document-based applications

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Thanks for sharing and it might be a good one for the starter to work on.