Learn Objective-C on the Mac For OS X and iOS [Paperback]

Learn to write apps for some of today's hottest technologies, including the iPhone and iPad (using iOS), as well as the Mac (using OS X). It starts with Objective-C, the base language on which the native iOS software development kit (SDK) and the OS X are based. Learn Objective-C on the Mac:?For OS X and iOS, Second Edition updates a best selling book and?is an extensive, newly updated guide to Objective-C.

Objective-C is a powerful, object-oriented extension of C, making this update the perfect follow-up to Dave Marks bestselling Learn C on the Mac. Whether youre an experienced C programmer or youre coming from a different language such as C++ or Java, leading Mac experts Scott Knaster and Waqar Malik show how to harness the power of Objective-C in your apps!

• A complete course on the basics of Objective-C using Apples newest Xcode tools
• An introduction to object-oriented programming
• Comprehensive coverage of new topics like blocks, GCD, ARC, class extensions, as well as inheritance, composition, object initialization, categories, protocols, memory management, and organizing source files
• An introduction to building user interfaces using what is called the UIKit
• A primer for non-C programmers to get off the ground even faster

1. Hello?
2. Extensions to C
3. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
4. Inheritance
5. Composition
6. Source File Organization and Using Xcode 4
7. More About Xcode
8. A Quick Tour of the Foundation Kit