Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies

by Tejkowski, Erick

• ISBN13: 9780470432891
• ISBN10: 0470432896
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-24
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

What the book covers: Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies begins by introducing the reader to Apple's development environment. Next, it leads the reader through the unusual syntax of the Objective-C language. Then, the book steps the reader through the process of creating a basic Cocoa application. In the remainder of the book, the reader learns to add a variety of functionality to Cocoa projects. Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies covers the new changes that have taken place in the Cocoa environment: * The book addresses the transformation of the developer tools, Xcode and Interface Builder. * It discusses some of the changes in the Cocoa frameworks. In particular, the QuickTime framework has changed substantially since the early days of Cocoa development. * Lastly, Apple has dramatically improved developer's lives with the inclusion of Bindings and the Core Data framework. The book covers the functional benefits of these important additions.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Developer Tools

A Brief Tour of Cocoa Development

Creating Your First Cocoa Application

Xcode

Interface Builder

Putting Polishing Touches on Your Application

Instant Cocoa and the Objective-C Language

The Basics of Objective-C

MVC Design

A Window with a View

Working with Interface Controls

Cocoa Data Types

Putting It All Together: Cocoa Programming in Depth

Text

Graphics

Managing Your Files

Printing with Cocoa

Cocoa on the Internet

Multimedia

Advanced Cocoa Topics

Document-Based Applications

Cocoa Bindings

Core Data

The Part of Tens

Ten Tips to Make Cocoa Programming Easier

Ten Great Web Sites for Cocoa Developers

Index

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