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Objective-C for Absolute Beginners

iPhone, iPad and Mac Programming Made Easy

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Authors:
  1. Gary Bennett
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  2. Mitch Fisher
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  3. Brad Lees
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  • Objective-C for Absolute Beginners, Second Edition teaches you how to program i.
  • Phone, i. Pad, and Mac apps using Objective-C, a powerful language with a rich set of developer tools.

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Becoming a Great iOS or Mac Programmer

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 1-12

  3. Programming Basics

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 13-37

  4. It’s All About the Data

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 39-62

  5. Making Decisions About...and Planning Program Flow

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 63-86

  6. Object Oriented Programming with Objective-C

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 87-102

  7. Learning Objective-C and Xcode

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 103-128

  8. Objective-C Classes, Objects, and Methods

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 129-161

  9. Programming Basics in Objective-C

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 163-198

  10. Comparing Data

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 199-214

  11. Creating User Interfaces

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 215-235

  12. Storing Information

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 237-260

  13. Protocols and Delegates

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 261-265

  14. Memory, Addresses, and Pointers

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 267-290

  15. Introducing the Xcode Debugger

    • Gary Bennett, Mitch Fisher, Brad Lees
    Pages 291-307

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 309-318
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About this book

You have a great idea for an app, but where do you begin? Objective-C is the universal language of iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps, and Objective-C for Absolute Beginners, Second Edition starts you on the path to mastering this language and its latest release.

Using a hands-on approach, you'll learn how to think in programming terms, how to use Objective-C to construct program logic, and how to synthesize it all into working apps. Gary Bennett, an experienced app developer and trainer, will guide you on your journey to becoming a successful app developer.

If you're looking to take the first step towards App Store success, Objective-C for Absolute Beginners is the place to start.

About the authors

Gary Bennett is president of xcelMe.com. xcelMe teaches iPhone/iPad programming courses online. Gary has taught hundreds of students how to develop iPhone/iPad apps, and has several very popular apps on the iTunes App Store. Gary's students have some of the best-selling apps on the iTunes App Store. Gary also worked for 25 years in the technology and defense industries. He served 10 years in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear engineer aboard two nuclear submarines. After leaving the Navy, Gary worked for several companies as a software developer, chief information officer, and resident. As CIO, he helped take VistaCare public in 2002. Gary also co-authored iPhone Cool Projects for Apress. Gary lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife, Stefanie, and their four children.

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