Pro Objective-C for Mac and iPhone is the first Objective-C book ever written that takes Mac developers, with some level of previous experience, beyond the basics. Authors Jim Dovey and Michael Ash explain complex, often mysterious techniques and illuminate difficult concepts with real-world examples, so you can create the most advanced applications using Objective-C. In this title, the more advanced and up-to-date continuation of Apress's best-selling Learn Objective-C for Mac book, the authors include practical coverage of advanced Objective-C topics that are merely touched on in other books; you'll find thorough treatments of all the advanced concepts and invaluable advice in Pro Objective-C for Mac and iPhone. * The only beyond-the-basics book on Objective-C* Concentrates on best-practices, like techniques for building modular code* Teaches you to leverage the full dynamism of Objective-C* Shows you how to take your code beyond stand-alone Mac apps to include applications that communicate across diverse networks and an array of different platforms What you'll learn * Master loosely coupled code and code blocks.
* Understand introspection and know when to use subclassing and bridging. * Use advanced string parsing and text handling. * Execute subprocesses with Shell tools. * Explore more advanced topics like garbage collection, weak pointers, and building multithreaded code. * Discover everything you need to know to build large enterprise-class applications and integrate them into existing systems and processes. Who is this book for? For anyone with a basic knowledge of Objective-C who wants to program more complex, larger, and downright advanced applications for Mac OS X and the iPhone platform. About the Apress Pro Series The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder. You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project.
Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
- ISBN10 1430224371
- ISBN13 9781430224372
- Publish Date 12 September 2012
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country US
- Imprint APress
- Format Paperback
- Pages 500
- Language English