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

ISBN-13: 9781430228325 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 292 str.

Gary Bennett

Opis

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 iOS and 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 to write 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, the authors 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.

Spis treści

1.  Becoming a Great iPhone/iPad or Mac Programmer 
2.  Programming Basics  
3.  It’s All About the Data  
4.  Making Decisions About…and Planning Program Flow  
5.  Object Oriented Programming with Objective-C  
6.  Introducing Objective-C and Xcode 
7.  Objective-C Classes, Objects, and Methods 
8.  Programming Basics in Objective-C  
9.  Comparing Data  
10.  Creating User Interfaces with Interface Builder  
11.  Memory, Addresses, and Pointers  
12.  Debugging Programs with Xcode  
13.  Storing Information
14.  Protocols and Delegates  

O autorze

Gary Bennett is president of xcelMe.com. xcelMe teaches iPhone/iPad programming courses online. Gary has taught hundreds of students how to develop iPhone/iPad apps, and has several very popular apps on the iTunes App Store. Gary's students have some of the best-selling apps on the iTunes App Store. Gary also worked for 25 years in the technology and defense industries. He served 10 years in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear engineer aboard two nuclear submarines. After leaving the Navy, Gary worked for several companies as a software developer, chief information officer, and resident. As CIO, he helped take VistaCare public in 2002. Gary also co-authored iPhone Cool Projects for Apress. Gary lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife, Stefanie, and their four children.