Learn C on the Mac

1. Front Matter

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2. Welcome Aboard

   Pages 1-3

3. Go Get the Tools!

   Pages 5-16

4. Programming Basics

   Pages 17-24

5. C Basics: Functions

   Pages 25-48

6. C Basics: Variables and Operators

   Pages 49-83

7. Controlling Your Program’s Flow

   Pages 85-119

8. Pointers and Parameters

   Pages 121-159

9. Variable Data Types

   Pages 161-205

10. Designing Your Own Data Structures

    Pages 207-248

11. Working with Files

    Pages 249-282

12. Advanced Topics

    Pages 283-316

13. Where Do You Go from Here?

    Pages 317-322

14. Back Matter

    Pages 323-353

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Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, this popular guide has been updated for Mac OS X. Don't know anything about programming? No problem! Acclaimed author Dave Mark starts out with the basics and takes you through a complete course in programming C using Apple's free Xcode tools. This book is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes Mac OS X examples!

• Provides best practices for programming newbies
• Written by the expert on C–programming for the Mac
• Presents all the basics with a pragmatic, Mac OS X-flavored approach
• Includes updated source code which is fully compatible with Xcode 4

• Mac OS X
• Xcode
• control
• controlling
• programming

Dave Mark is a longtime Mac developer and author who has written a number of books on Mac and iOS development, including Beginning iPhone 4 Development (Apress, 2010), More iPhone 3 Development (Apress, 2010), Learn C on the Mac (Apress, 2008), The Macintosh Programming Primer series (Addison-Wesley, 1992), and Ultimate Mac Programming (Wiley, 1995). Dave loves the water and spends as much time as possible on it, in it, or near it. He lives with his wife and three children in Virginia.

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