Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X for Dummies - Erick Tejkowski

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Résumé :
Cocoa is hot! Stir up apps for Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod(r) 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

Sommaire:
Introduction. Part I: Developer Tools. Chapter 1: A Brief Tour of Cocoa Development. Chapter 2: Creating Your First Cocoa Application. Chapter 3: Xcode. Chapter 4: Interface Builder. Chapter 5: Putting Polishing Touches on Your Application. Part II: Instant Cocoa and the Objective-C Language. Chapter 6: The Basics of Objective-C. Chapter 7: MVC Design. Chapter 8: A Window with a View. Chapter 9: Working with Interface Controls. Chapter 10: Cocoa Data Types. Part III: Putting It All Together: Cocoa Programming in Depth. Chapter 11: Text. Chapter 12: Graphics. Chapter 13: Managing Your Files. Chapter 14: Printing with Cocoa. Chapter 15: Cocoa on the Internet. Chapter 16: Multimedia. Part IV: Advanced Cocoa Topics. Chapter 17: Document-Based Applications. Chapter 18: Cocoa Bindings. Chapter 19: Core Data. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 20: Ten Tips to Make Cocoa Programming Easier. Chapter 21: Ten Great Web Sites for Cocoa Developers. Index.