Learn Objective-C on the Mac

Take your coding skills to the next level with this extensive guide to Objective-C, the native programming language for developing sophisticated software applications for Mac OS X. Objective-C is a powerful, object-oriented extension of C, making this book the perfect follow-up to Dave Mark's bestselling Learn C on the Mac, Mac OS X Edition. Whether you're an experienced C programmer or you're coming from a different language such as C or Java, leading Mac experts Mark Dalrymple. and Scott Knaster. show you how to harness the powers of Objective-C in your applications. A complete course on the basics of Objective-C using Apple's free Xcode tools. An introduction to object-oriented programming. Comprehensive coverage of inheritance, composition, object initialization, categories, protocols, memory management, and organizing source files. A brief tour of Cocoa's foundation framework and AppKit. A helpful “learning curve” guide for non-C developers.