Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X for Dummies

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!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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.

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  X marks the start — see how Xcode underlies your applications as the main component of Apple's Developer Tools
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  Be objective — examine the basics of the Objective-C language and the elements of a Cocoa interface
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  Add bells and whistles — spruce up your apps with audio, video, Internet features, stylized text, and more
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  Graphically speaking — create applications with the stunning graphics for which Macs are famous
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  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:

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

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.