Product Description

Cocoa programming is not only the favored development environment for Mac OS X, it’s also a primary tool for creating iPhone and iPod Touch software. 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 unusual syntax of Objective–C. You’ll learn what’s new in Cocoa frameworks and create 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!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59525 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 408 pages

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′s preferred framework for developing software, it′s also the best way for you to create software for Mac OS X and iPhone. This book gives you a solid foundation in Cocoa and the unusual syntax of Objective–C. You′ll learn what′s new in Cocoa frameworks and create applications step by step.

• 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

About the Author
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.

Customer Reviews

Cocoa for Dummies
A great starter book which introduces you to the basics and let's you feel you've achieved something without boring you with too much detail on syntax/data types/structures etc.. However, once you've understood and completed the book, you'd probably want something that covers things in much greater detail to allow you to develop your skills.