Objective-C
Developers, this book belongs on your desk!Once you understand Objective-C and object-oriented programming, you can create apps for the hottest devices on the market—Macs, iPhones, and iPads. And with this detailed guide, top Mac developer and author Jiva DeVoe will have you coding in no time, even if you're a programming newbie. Coverage ranges from a thorough introduction to Objective-C basics to advanced techniques used by professional coders. You'll learn Objective-C memory management, how frameworks fit together, the tricky business of thread safety, where Xcode fits in, and much more.Understand Objective-C syntax, runtimes, and Xcode®—and write your first programCreate classes, work with properties, and learn about objectsUse code blocks, threads, KVO, and protocolsDefine and write macros, handle errors, and use frameworks in your projectsUntangle threads, start using design patterns, and master advanced techniquesRead and write data with NSCoderWrite code for Windows®, Linux®, and other platformsAccess the latest information on Apple developmentVisit www.wileydevreference.com for the latest on tools and techniques for Apple development, as well as code and project files from the book.