- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (Dec 18 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0672325861
- ISBN-13: 978-0672325861
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 18.2 x 3.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 921 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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- #10 in Books > Computers & Internet > Programming > C > Objects
- #85 in Books > Computers & Internet > Microsoft > Development > C & C++ Windows Programming
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Programming in Objective-C is a concise, carefully written tutorial on the basics of Objective-C and object-oriented programming. The book makes no assumption about prior experience with object-oriented programming languages or with the C language (upon which Objective-C is based). And because of this, both novice and experienced programmers alike can use this book to quickly and effectively learn the fundamentals of Objective-C. Readers can also learn the concepts of object-oriented programming without having to first learn all of the intricacies of the underlying procedural language (C). This approach, combined with many small program examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, makes it ideally suited for either classroom use or self-study. Growth is expected in this language. At the January 2003 MacWorld, it was announced that there are 5 million Mac OS X users and each of their boxes ships with Objective-C built in.
About the Author
Stephen Kochan is the author and coauthor of several bestselling titles on the C language, including Programming in C, Programming in ANSI C, and Topics in C Programming, and several Unix titles, including Exploring the Unix System and Unix Shell Programming. He has been programming on Macintosh computers since the introduction of the first Mac in 1984 and wrote Programming C for the Mac as part of the Apple Press Library.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book,
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This review is from: Programming in Objective-C (Paperback)
This is a great book for anyone learning how to program in Objective-C. If you have programmed before then it will be a refresher at some points, but if you have never programmed anything at all then this is a must have book if you are wanting to learn. The examples are clearly explained and easy to follow.
4.0 out of 5 stars
good prequel to all the cocoa books,
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This review is from: Programming in Objective-C (Paperback)
I suggest reading this book as a prelude to a book on programming using Cocoa and objective C. I think an especially good match is to read this book (or even the 1st half of it) and then start in with Hillegass' book, then possibly supplement that with "Cocoa Programming" by Anguish, et al. The main strength of Kochan's book is that he teaches Objective C, just Objective C, and that the only tool you need to confront is the commandline. This is much simpler than cranking up Xcode and Interface builder to tackle full-blown Mac Cocoa applications.My only gripe with this book is the use of "free" rather than retain/release for memory management. This is completely foreign to how things work in Cocoa, and I think it was a mistake to do it this, since you'll just learn to do it differently once you move on to Cocoa, and the point of this book, for me at least, was to get an Objective C grounding for Cocoa. SInce the logical role for this book is to get beginners ready for Cocoa, I think the memory management should have followed standard Cocoa procedures. Despite this gripe, this is a very useful book for starting in with Objective C and a very reasonable introduction to object oriented programming.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for self-education or for a training course,
This review is from: Programming in Objective-C (Paperback)
While I am a veteran C programmer and trainer, I had never had the time to investigate Objective-C. Even though I had encountered many references to it over the years, and had a few people tell me I needed to check it out, I just never got around to looking at it. Part of the reason was that I never was able to find a book that I really wanted to read, until now.This book takes you from the start, but wastes little time in stepping through the fundamentals of the language. If you do not know C, it will bring you up to speed quickly. If you are experienced in C, but not in object-oriented programming, then you can easily skim through the introductory material to extract the points of interest. For those who have a higher level of experience, there is an extensive treatment of some of the foundation framework set classes. A small set of exercises is at the end of each chapter, so it could be used as a textbook. A good solid introduction to a version of C that is object-oriented and that has some syntactical features different from standard K & R C, this book will serve you well if your interest is either self-education or using it as a textbook.
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