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Cocoa programming is not only the favored development environment for Mac OS X, it’s also a primary tool for creating iPhone and iPod Touch software. That makes this a great time to learn Cocoa, and Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies is the ideal place to start!

This book gives you a solid foundation in Cocoa and the unusual syntax of Objective-C. You’ll learn what’s new in Cocoa frameworks and create an application step by step. For example, you can:

See how Xcode underlies your applications as the main component of Apple’s IDE
Examine the basics of the Objective-C language, the elements of a Cocoa interface, and object-oriented programming
Use Xcode and Interface Builder
Spruce up your apps with audio, video, Internet features, stylized text, and more
Create applications with the stunning graphics for which Macs are famous
See how to build apps with multiple documents and even executables that aren’t traditional Mac apps
Use all the exciting new Cocoa features
Work with Cocoa numbers, arrays, Booleans, and dates
Build document-based applications
Simplify with key-value coding

The better you understand Cocoa programming, the better the applications you can create for Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies makes it easy and fun!

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Cocoa is hot! Stir up apps for Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod Touch

It's a great time to go for Cocoa, because it's not only Apple's preferred framework for developing software, it's also the best way for you to create software for Mac OS X and iPhone. This book gives you a solid foundation in Cocoa and the unusual syntax of Objective-C. You'll learn what's new in Cocoa frameworks and create applications step by step.

X marks the start — see how Xcode underlies your applications as the main component of Apple's Developer Tools
Be objective — examine the basics of the Objective-C language and the elements of a Cocoa interface
Add bells and whistles — spruce up your apps with audio, video, Internet features, stylized text, and more
Graphically speaking — create applications with the stunning graphics for which Macs are famous
High-end Cocoa — see how to build apps with multiple documents or even have Xcode build an interface for you

Open the book and find:

Tips for building a good interface
How to work with Cocoa numbers, arrays, Booleans, and dates
Advice on managing files
Ten tips for easier Cocoa programming
How to simplify with key-value coding
What to do with Cocoa on the Internet
How to add bindings to your application
Steps for building document-based applications

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Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: For Dummies; 2nd edition (February 24, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470432896
ISBN-13: 978-0470432891
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
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3.0 out of 5 stars The One I Have Been Looking For , February 22, 2009

By	Ralph S. Miller "RSM" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

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My copy came yesterday. This is a cursory review. I expect to modify it as the book is used more. I am a retired engineer and have written programs for myself occasionally for many years, but do not consider myself a computer programmer. A half dozen are C programs, some extensive, that ran CNC machinery. They are entirely text. My goal is to convert them to graphics for Mac OS X computers.

In the last few years, I purchased four Xcode and Cocoa Programming books that you see on lists nearby. All are books of high quality with vast amounts of information. They were difficult for me to work into very far. All take the approach of telling me everything about each area when I did not want to know that much that soon.

This book takes a different approach. Chapter 2 builds a clear, simple and complete application as an example. When I complete it, I will understand all the steps to make a Cocoa program. Then I will be ready to absorb each chapter as it explains the details of the various parts. It will prepare me to examine each of those other related books. This important difference makes this book the one to use first. It is easy reading with clear explanations.

This is why I say it is "The One I Have Been Looking For."

BTW, I took it to a friend who has a professional paper cutter. He sheared an eighth of an inch off the back. Then the copy center at Office Depot spiral bound the book into two volumes, split between Part II and Part III. Each is easy to carry, open to read or lie flat for reference while computing. Think Office Depots have paper cutters, too. Best, RSM

Modified Review (11-3-2009): I reduce my opinion of the book from 5 stars to 3 stars. The book is organized well, but needs a few edits to make it clearer, smoother and easier to use. For example, on Page 31 there needs to be an instruction to "Save" at mid-page after several text entries in the example. If it is not saved, the example will not work when you get toward the end. Very annoying. There may be other spots like this that would be helpful with some polish. It could be a great book, but the author seems to be so familiar with the work that he skips steps without realizing it that less experienced programmers will need. A beginner's book, which this is, should have every step completely defined. Otherwise, why have the book?

Also, there needs to be an online Errata with corrections and advice to help those trying to work through the examples. Books that lead to blockages in examples stop the learning flow and cease to be of value at that point. RSM

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2.0 out of 5 stars Leaves too many unexplained concepts, wasn't proof-read before publishing., August 14, 2009

By	A. Koury (Somerville, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You don't release a programming book where some of the step-by-step coding instructions don't match the illustrations, some steps are missing, and the code examples don't compile or don't work as advertised. Also, you don't tell your readers that there will be a website with code examples and then give them a bad URL. When your readers finally find the code downloads in the mess that is the [...] site, that code should actually match what's described in the book. And when your book is riddled with errors, you should at least provide an online errata page. In short, YOU DON'T RELEASE A BOOK THAT HASN'T BEEN PROOF-READ!

Besides the annoyance of the book essentially being in alpha, it misses or glosses over many concepts. So, for example, you don't ever learn exactly what the 'sender' keyword does in the language, or why there are random instances of C-style method calls - object.method() instead of [object method] - and other similar oversights. It's not a big deal to figure these things out by yourself with a couple of minutes on the internet, but when you're reading through the book it really feels like important information has been left out. I found myself asking "wait, why'd he do that?" a little too often.

I can't bring myself to give this book a one-star review because it does have great potential. The projects (when they work) really are great as teaching tools, the presentation is clear and easy to understand, etc. I'd give it four stars if it had been proof-read, or if at least an online errata had been provided. Five stars if it had been just a little more thorough.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Feb. 2009 Edition - Finally breaks my Cocoa/Xcode logjam!, June 28, 2009

By	Max Likely (Victoria, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews

Kudos to Erick! This latest edition is a good one, targeted to Xcode 3.1. It's an easy read, as tech books go. I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could, but 5 will do for now. I've tried many of the other Cocoa and Xcode books, and given up on them when the instructions for using the tools' user-interfaces do not behave as described. Changes to Xcode's (originally called Project Builder) and Interface Builder's GUIs, from version to version, may be all for the better but they can play hob with any author's most carefully crafted prose. Moral: if you're new to this, be sure that your hardware and software match what's used in the book.

One editorial glitch, for example, the website for the source-code can be found [...] and searching by ISBN - not the URL repeatedly cited in the book. Other "hiccups" can most often be resolved either by using Apple's own technical documentation (the book leads you to it) or by reading a bit further and more carefully in the book itself.

I've finished chapter 4 (in 2 days) and am keen to continue. I expect to post an update to this review once I get further along in the book.

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