Cocoa Programming for OS X (5th Edition)

Covering the bulk of what you need to know to develop full-featured applications for OS X, this edition is updated for OS X Yosemite (10.10), Xcode 6, and Swift. Written in an engaging tutorial style and class-tested for clarity and accuracy, it is an invaluable resource for any Mac programmer. The authors introduce the two most commonly used Mac developer tools: Xcode and Ins...

Covering the bulk of what you need to know to develop full-featured applications for OS X, this edition is updated for OS X Yosemite (10.10), Xcode 6, and Swift. Written in an engaging tutorial style and class-tested for clarity and accuracy, it is an invaluable resource for any Mac programmer. The authors introduce the two most commonly used Mac developer tools: Xcode and Instruments. They also cover the Swift language, basic application architecture, and the major design patterns of Cocoa. Examples are illustrated with exemplary code, written in the idioms of the Cocoa community, to show you how Mac programs should be written.

After reading this book, you will know enough to understand and utilize Apple’s online documentation for your own unique needs. And you will know enough to write your own stylish code.

Aaron Hillegas，曾就職于Next和Apple，現(xiàn)在在Big Nerd Ranch主講Cocoa編程。第一套OpenStep（Cocoa的前身）教程即出自其手。本書基于Aaron在Big Nerd Ranch的教學(xué)內(nèi)容，并融入了他在OpenStep和Cocoa方面15年的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。