Take your coding skills to the next level with this extensive guide to Objective-C, the native programming language for developing sophisticated software applic... » 

Take your coding skills to the next level with this extensive guide to Objective-C, the native programming language for developing sophisticated software applications for Mac OS X. Objective-C is a powerful, object-oriented extension of C, making this book the perfect follow-up to Dave Mark's best-selling Learn C on the Mac, Mac OS X Edition. Whether you're an experienced C programmer or you're coming from a different language such as C++ or Java, leading Mac experts Mark Dalrymple and Scott Knaster show you how to harness the powers of Objective-C in your applications!A complete course on the basics of Objective-C using Apple's free Xcode tools An introduction to object-oriented programming Comprehensive coverage of inheritance, composition, object initialization, categories, protocols, memory management, and organizing source files A brief tour of Cocoa's Foundation framework and AppKit A helpful learning curve guide for non-C developers What you'll learnLearn Objective-C programming, the gateway to programming your Mac or iPhone. Write applications for the Mac OS X interface, the cleanest user-interface around. Understand variables and how to design your own data structures. Work with the file system. Connect to data sources and the Internet. «