Mastering Objective C

Provides detailed focus on Objective C programming Examines fundamental programming with Objective C Discusses applications with Objective C

Delve into the depths of Objective-C, the heart and soul of Apple's software ecosystem. Whether you're a novice seeking to grasp the foundation or a seasoned coder keen on refining your expertise, "Mastering Objective-C" paves the way for you to craft powerful and elegant solutions in the Apple environment. Inside, you'll uncover: · Foundational Concepts: Embark on a journey from the rudiments of Objective-C to the design patterns that drive Apple's frameworks. · Code in Action: Demystify abstract ideas with illustrative examples, ensuring each concept is both learned and understood. · Pro Tips: Garner pearls of wisdom from professionals who have journeyed through the Apple development landscape, ensuring you sidestep common pitfalls. · Rich Projects: Engross yourself with a suite of projects tailored to reinforce your understanding and push the boundaries of what you thought possible. · Bridging the Future: Understand the relationship between Objective-C and Swift, and learn how to bring the best of both worlds into your applications. "Mastering Objective-C" is more than just a guide—it's a mentor. It aims to mold your understanding, transforming you from an enthusiast into an expert, ready to shape the future of iOS and macOS applications. Embark on an unparalleled journey into the realm of Apple programming.

"The book is a detailed guide for beginners and gives you a modern programmer's viewpoint on Objective-C. It will introduce you to the principles of Objective-C allowing you to learn today's Apple programming skills and libraries that make the best use of the tools available. The information presented in the book is direct and easy to understand. It has all the topics covered, introductions to key concepts of language, its primary toolkits, the Foundation and AppKit frameworks to help audience to quickly advance the necessary information. This book will teach you how to structure your applications properly and organize your code for optimum performance. The fundamental about Objective C principles explained here are helpful to beginner and volunteer users interested in learning this highly technological and diverse language"--

"Objective-C Fundamentals" is a hands-on tutorial that leads readers from their first line of Objective-C code through the process of building native apps for the iPhone using the latest version of the SDK.

Write Truly Great iOS and OS X Code with Objective-C 2.0! Effective Objective-C 2.0 will help you harness all of Objective-C’s expressive power to write OS X or iOS code that works superbly well in production environments. Using the concise, scenario-driven style pioneered in Scott Meyers’ best-selling Effective C++, Matt Galloway brings together 52 Objective-C best practices, tips, shortcuts, and realistic code examples that are available nowhere else. Through real-world examples, Galloway uncovers little-known Objective-C quirks, pitfalls, and intricacies that powerfully impact code behavior and performance. You’ll learn how to choose the most efficient and effective way to accomplish key tasks when multiple options exist, and how to write code that’s easier to understand, maintain, and improve. Galloway goes far beyond the core language, helping you integrate and leverage key Foundation framework classes and modern system libraries, such as Grand Central Dispatch. Coverage includes Optimizing interactions and relationships between Objective-C objects Mastering interface and API design: writing classes that feel “right at home” Using protocols and categories to write maintainable, bug-resistant code Avoiding memory leaks that can still occur even with Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) Writing modular, powerful code with Blocks and Grand Central Dispatch Leveraging differences between Objective-C protocols and multiple inheritance in other languages Improving code by more effectively using arrays, dictionaries, and sets Uncovering surprising power in the Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks

Objective-C is today's fastest growing programming language, at least in part due to the popularity of Apple's Mac, iPhone and iPad. Beginning Objective-C is for you if you have some programming experience, but you're new to the Objective-C programming language and you want a modern—and fast—way forwards to your own coding projects. Beginning Objective-C offers you a modern programmer's perspective on Objective-C courtesy of two of the best iOS and Mac developers in the field today, and gets you programming to the best of your ability in this important language. It gets you rolling fast into the sound fundamentals and idioms of Objective-C on the Mac and iOS, in order to learn how best to construct your applications and libraries, making the best use of the tools it provides— no matter what projects you plan to build. The book offers thorough introductions to the core tenets of the language itself and its primary toolkits: the Foundation and AppKit frameworks. Within its pages you will encounter a mine of information on many topics, including use of the file system and network APIs, concurrency and multi-core programming, the user interface system architecture, data modeling, and more. You'll soon find yourself building a fairly complex Objective-C based application, and mastering the language ready for your own projects. If you're new to programming altogether, then Apress has other Objective-C books for you such as our Learning and Absolute Beginner titles—otherwise, let your existing skills ramp you fast forwards in Objective-C with Beginning Objective-C so that you can start building your own applications quickly.

Get Started Fast with Objective-C 2.0 Programming for OS X, iPhone, and iPad If you want to learn Objective-C 2.0 to write programs for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, you've come to the right place! Concise, readable, and friendly, Learning Objective-C 2.0 is the perfect beginner's guide to the latest version of Objective-C. Long-time Mac OS X and iPhone commercial developer Robert Clair covers everything from the absolute basics to Objective-C 2.0's newest innovations. Clair begins with a practical refresher on C and object-oriented programming and a walkthrough of creating y.

Want to write iOS apps or desktop Mac applications? This introduction to programming and the Objective-C language is your first step on the journey from someone who uses apps to someone who writes them. Based on Big Nerd Ranch's popular Objective-C Bootcamp, Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide covers C, Objective-C, and the common programming idioms that enable developers to make the most of Apple technologies. Compatible with Xcode 5, iOS 7, and OS X Mavericks (10.9), this guide features short chapters and an engaging style to keep you motivated and moving forward. At the same time, it encourages you to think critically as a programmer. Here are some of the topics covered: Using Xcode, Apple’s documentation, and other tools Programming basics: variables, loops, functions, etc. Objects, classes, methods, and messages Pointers, addresses, and memory management with ARC Properties and Key-Value Coding (KVC) Class extensions Categories Classes from the Foundation framework Blocks Delegation, target-action, and notification design patterns Key-Value Observing (KVO) Runtime basics