Cocoa programming is not only the favored development environment for Mac OS X, it’s also a primary tool for creating iPhone and iPod Touch software. That makes this a great time to learn Cocoa, and Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies is the ideal place to start!

This book gives you a solid foundation in Cocoa and the unusual syntax of Objective-C. You’ll learn what’s new in Cocoa frameworks and create an application step by step. For example, you can:

* See how Xcode underlies your applications as the main component of Apple’s IDE
* Examine the basics of the Objective-C language, the elements of a Cocoa interface, and object-oriented programming
* Use Xcode and Interface Builder
* Spruce up your apps with audio, video, Internet features, stylized text, and more
* Create applications with the stunning graphics for which Macs are famous
* See how to build apps with multiple documents and even executables that aren’t traditional Mac apps
* Use all the exciting new Cocoa features
* Work with Cocoa numbers, arrays, Booleans, and dates
* Build document-based applications
* Simplify with key-value coding

Product Details
# Paperback: 408 pages
# Publisher: For Dummies; 2nd edition (February 24, 2009)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470432896
# ISBN-13: 978-0470432891
# Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
# Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds

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