Objective-C Programmer's Reference is a book for professional developers in Objective-C, or who are moving to Objective-C from other languages. The book is a concisely written combination of expert-level tutorial and long-term reference. It reaches readers who lack the time to invest in more traditional books, which usually spend hundreds of pages to explain simple concepts already a part of the working programmer's standard vocabulary. Objective-C Programmer's Reference provides the tools necessary to build working solutions in Objective-Cthe language of choice for developing iOS and OS X applications for iPhones, iPads, and Mac notebooks and desktops. Author Carlos Oliveira begins from the basic building blocks of the language. He shows how to create correct and efficient applications by applying your knowledge of object-oriented programming, as well as of structured programming. This book: Takes you quickly through fundamental concepts such as interfaces and class implementations in Objective-C. Provides a concise and handy reference to the Foundation Framework that is all-important when programming in Objective-C. Highlights key differences between Objective-C and other popular languages such as Java or Python. Shows how to create full applications using advanced concepts such as container classes, selectors, and key-value interfaces. Provides the fundamentals of writing Cocoa and Cocoa Touch applications, which are the standard for Mac OS X and iOS development. Objective-C Programmer's Reference is not a large book filled with introductory topics already well-understood by professional developers. Discussion of broadly-understood concepts such as branching and looping is blissfully short and fast-paced. The book assumes and makes extensive use of those and other concepts already mastered by developers who are fluent in other languages such as C++, Java, Perl, and Python. Reference material is included for quick answers to common questions on the Foundation Framework, on compiling, on the pre-processor, and more. The author's approach is logical and structured, and even novice programmers will have an easy time absorbing the most important topics and competencies necessary to develop applications in Objective-C. What you'll learn Grasp the basic syntax of the Objective-C language. Create classes and methods in Objective-C. Apply Objective-C's message-passing mechanism to simplify your code and avoid deep class hierarchies. Store and access dynamic data through Objective-C's built-in, key-value system. Make effective use of container classes such as arrays and dictionaries with their immutable and mutable versions. Create simple applications for iPhones, iPads, Macbooks, and other iOS and Mac OS X devices. Who this book is for Objective-C Programmer's Reference is for programmers in Objective-C who are looking for a handy reference to keep them on top of their game. The book is also designed for programmers moving to Objective-C from some other language, especially from another C-like language such as Java or C#, providing just that additional bit that is needed to transfer their expertise into Objective-C and get a leg up on creating applications for the iOS and Mac OS X platforms underlying Apple's hugely successful devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and Macbook.
