Objective-C for Absolute Beginners

1. Front Matter

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2. Becoming a Great iOS or Mac Programmer

   • Gary Bennett, Brad Lees, Mitchell Fisher

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3. Programming Basics

   • Gary Bennett, Brad Lees, Mitchell Fisher

   Pages 11-33

4. It’s All About the Data

   • Gary Bennett, Brad Lees, Mitchell Fisher

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5. Making Decisions About...and Planning Program Flow

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6. Object-Oriented Programming with Objective-C

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7. Learning Objective-C and Xcode

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8. Objective-C Classes, Objects, and Methods

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9. Programming Basics in Objective-C

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10. Comparing Data

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11. Creating User Interfaces

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12. Storing Information

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13. Protocols and Delegates

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14. Introducing the Xcode Debugger

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15. Back Matter

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Learn Objective-C and its latest release, and learn how to mix Swift with it. You have a great idea for an app, but how do you bring it to fruition? With Objective-C, the universal language of iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps. 

Using a hands-on approach, you'll learn how to think in programming terms, how to use Objective-C to construct program logic, and how to synthesize it all into working apps. Gary Bennett, an experienced app developer and trainer, will guide you on your journey to becoming a successful app developer. Along the way you'll discover the flexibility of Apple’s developer tools

If you're looking to take the first step towards App Store success, Objective-C for Absolute Beginners, Third edition is the place to start.

What You'll Learn

• Understand the fundamentals of computer programming: variables, design data structures, and work with file systems
  
• Examine the logic of object-oriented programming: howto use classes, objects, and methods
  
• Install Xcode and write programs in Objective-C
  
• Make OS X applications and iOS apps that do cool stuff
  

Who This Book Is For

Anyone who wants to learn to develop apps for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Watch using the Objective-C programming language. No previous programming experience is necessary.

• Objective-C
• programming
• Xcode
• Apple programming
• iPhone
• iPad
• iOS

• Scottsdale, USA

  Gary Bennett

• Phoenix, USA

  Brad Lees

• Boston, USA

  Mitchell Fisher

Gary Bennett is president of xcelMe.com. xcelMe teaches iPhone/iPad programming courses online. Gary has taught hundreds of students how to develop iPhone/iPad apps, and has several very popular apps on the iTunes App Store. Gary's students have some of the best-selling apps on the iTunes App Store. Gary also worked for 25 years in the technology and defense industries. He served 10 years in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear engineer aboard two nuclear submarines. After leaving the Navy, Gary worked for several companies as a software developer, chief information officer, and resident. As CIO, he helped take VistaCare public in 2002. Gary also co-authored iPhone Cool Projects for Apress. Gary lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife, Stefanie, and their four children.

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