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Beginning Mac Programming: Develop with Objective-C and Cocoa (Pragmatic Programmers) [Paperback]

Tim Isted (Author)
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Publication Date: April 2, 2010 | ISBN-10: 1934356514 | ISBN-13: 978-1934356517 | Edition: 1

Beginning Mac Programming takes you through concrete, working examples, giving you the core concepts and principles of development in context so you will be ready to build the applications you've been imagining. It introduces you to Objective-C and the Cocoa framework in clear, easy-to-understand lessons, and demonstrates how you can use them together to write for the Mac, as well as the iPhone and iPod.

You'll explore crucial developer tools like Xcode and Interface Builder, and learn the principles of object-oriented programming, and how memory, data, and storage work to help you build your software.

If you've ever wanted to develop software for the Mac, this book is for you.

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About the Author

Tim Isted has been writing software for Macintosh computers since 1995. He also builds Web applications using Ruby on Rails, PHP, and .NET, and has been known to develop for Windows machines, too. He blogs on Core Data at www.timisted.net, and is currently co-organizing NSConference, a conference for Mac developers.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf; 1 edition (April 2, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1934356514
  • ISBN-13: 978-1934356517
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #549,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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“ Really this book can be one of your first books on programming. ” George Matty  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
“ Was very easy to understand and to follow along. ” krisp7  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to learn iPhone or Mac Programming, start here. May 10, 2010
By F. Anderson
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have been developing web sites for many years. I have worked with HTML, XHTML, CSS, Flash, PHP, MySQL and none of that prepared me for learning how to do iPhone development.

I searched far and wide and read any number of reviews and recommendations. I have looked at a number of highly recommended books on iPhone Development, but not until I began reading this book did any of it make sense. If you have never done Objective-C or Cocoa programming before and you want to learn programming for the iPhone or the Mac, this is the book to start with. Tim Isted has taken the time to carefully explain in real-world terminology how Objective-C works.

To some, this book may seem like a diversion because it actually starts with programming Mac applications and only gets to iPhone App development at the end, however, it is the time the Tim has taken to explain the fundamentals and framework that makes everything else make sense. If you want to learn iPhone or Mac Development and you don't have a background in C or Objective-C programming, this book is for you.

Thank you Tim for recognizing that there are people who want to do iPhone/Mac development but need to place to begin learning.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard To Imagine A Better Book April 20, 2010
By Dr. Nim
Format:Paperback
This book is amazing. I have been through it, cover to cover in detail, and have been stunned by the quality. No mistakes (I recall 1 typo in the whole book), a rarity in programming books, and everything went smoothly as I followed along in XCode on my Mac. It's targeted at beginners, yet I feel like somebody wanting a deeper understanding of Apple-based programming will get even more out of it (non-beginners or iPhone OS programmers that are looking for a good foundation). The author has done an outstanding job of leading the reader through the topics and balancing code examples vs. discussion. Can't recommend it enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars For those needing an easy intro but with quality... April 28, 2010
By Brad Hutchins
Format:Paperback
This book is my first recommendation for anyone learning how to code for Macs. Learning how Xcode works, why things are laid out the way they are, before people start developing there own beliefs of how things should be done. As any Apple Developer will tell you. You just do this way because it is the Apple way. Don't fight it, go with it. And this intro book really help enlighten you to why things are done the way they are and that the programming paradigm is truly an MVC one.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written
This is an excellent text for beginning Mac programming. As with all texts today. It assumes some knowledge of object-oriented programming.
Published 9 days ago by William R. Higgins
5.0 out of 5 stars I don't know MAC!
I recently bought a MacBook. I tend to be an over achiever about subjects I don't know. Mac's being just this. So I get the MacBook in, and a couple of days later the book. Read more
Published 13 months ago by JDExtraZ
4.0 out of 5 stars Not for experienced iPhone programmers
This book is for beginners who have never done Objective-C and Cocoa. If you've already been doing Objective-C and Cocoa-Touch programming for the iPhone and want to start doing... Read more
Published 19 months ago by G. A. Morris
3.0 out of 5 stars Good for older version of xCode
I purchased this book to learn xCode and Cocoa programming and found that it was written for an older version of xCode. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Perry
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Programming book for beginners
This really is one of the best programming books that I own. When I decided I wanted to start creating apps for the mac and the iphone I knew it would be a tough mountain to climb. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Orlando Collins
3.0 out of 5 stars a nice attempt, but not the easy intro i'd hoped for
i got this book today, and after reading the first chapter i was excited to dive in to trying some programming...

... Read more
Published 22 months ago by too_old_to_be_so_indie
4.0 out of 5 stars It's XCode 3 - see authors website for XCode 4 hints.
I mistakenly thought this was up to date with XCode 4 - but it's completely XCode 3 and no mention of XCode 4. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jim Francis
4.0 out of 5 stars Am good beginner book for peoplehas soem program esxperience
It is written for people who have no computer degree.
But, objective-C is not easy to learn even for computer
or EE major. Read more
Published 22 months ago by B. Ho
4.0 out of 5 stars good for beginners
i liked it - it's a very basic tutorial (good for me). you'd want to be at your computer while reading this -- much of it is hands on examples.
Published on May 12, 2011 by john g
5.0 out of 5 stars First-class intro that works with Xcode 4
I agree with what everyone else's reviews wholeheartedly (except our young friend :-) and would add this... Read more
Published on April 20, 2011 by Mark Hernandez
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