Objective-C Programming For Dummies - Softcover

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Neal Goldstein is a veteran programmer and trusted instructor of iOS programming topics. He is the author of all editions of iPhone Application Development For Dummies. Karl Kowalski is a programmer who specializes in security and mobile apps and author of Mac Application Development For Dummies.

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Learn how to turn your idea for a great app into a real, robust Objective-C application!

Objective-C is the language of apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Plain English is the language of this book, making it easy for you to learn how to turn your ideas into amazing apps for Apple devices! Even if you have no programming experience whatsoever, this book gives you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to create honest-to-goodness apps.

• The starting line ? learn how programs work, the tools you need, and what it takes to turn an idea into a functioning program
• Step by step ? start out developing a simple app and build on it as you learn additional features of Objective-C
• Learn the lingo ? master the instruction set and frameworks of Objective-C
• The object of it all ? understand objects, where they originate, and how to extend their behavior
• Two for one ? design your application so you can plug it into user interfaces for both Macs and iOS devices

Open the book and find:

• How computer languages work
• Directions for downloading and installing the SDK
• All about variables and operators
• What objects are and all the things you do with them
• Secrets of successful debugging
• Advice on managing memory
• Steps for adding a user interface
• Ten tips for being a happy developer

Learn to:

• Create apps for iPhone®, iPad®, and OS X® using object-oriented programming
• Use Xcode® 4 for debugging and code completion
• Identify and eliminate errors in your programs
• Structure applications and use Objective-C syntax

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Learn how to turn your idea for a great app into a real, robust Objective-C application!
 
Objective-C is the language of apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Plain English is the language of this book, making it easy for you to learn how to turn your ideas into amazing apps for Apple devices! Even if you have no programming experience whatsoever, this book gives you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to create honest-to-goodness apps.
* The starting line - learn how programs work, the tools you need, and what it takes to turn an idea into a functioning program
* Step by step - start out developing a simple app and build on it as you learn additional features of Objective-C
* Learn the lingo - master the instruction set and frameworks of Objective-C
* The object of it all - understand objects, where they originate, and how to extend their behavior
* Two for one - design your application so you can plug it into user interfaces for both Macs and iOS devices
 
Open the book and find:
* How computer languages work
* Directions for downloading and installing the SDK
* All about variables and operators
* What objects are and all the things you do with them
* Secrets of successful debugging
* Advice on managing memory
* Steps for adding a user interface
* Ten tips for being a happy developer
 
Learn to:
* Create apps for iPhone(r), iPad(r), and OS X(r) using object-oriented programming
* Use Xcode(r) 4 for debugging and code completion
* Identify and eliminate errors in your programs
* Structure applications and use Objective-C syntax