Learn C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, 2nd Edition
eBook Details:
- Paperback: 508 pages
- Publisher: WOW! eBook; 2nd edition (December 20, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1430245336
- ISBN-13: 978-1430245339
eBook Description:
Learn C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, 2nd Edition
Don’t know anything about programming? No problem! Acclaimed author Dave Mark starts out with the basics and takes you through a complete course in programming C using Apple’s free Xcode tools for Mac and iPhone, with using contemporary OS X and iOS, respectively. Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, Dave Mark’s Learn C on the Mac has been updated for you to include Mac OS X Mountain Lion and the latest iOS considerations.
Learn C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, 2nd Edition is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes contemporary OS X and iOS examples! This book also does the following:
- Provides best practices for programming newbies
- Presents all the basics with a pragmatic, Mac OS X and iOS -flavored approach
- Includes updated source code which is fully compatible with latest Xcode
After reading this book, you’ll be ready to program and build apps using the C language and Objective-C will become much easier for you to learn when you’re ready to pick that up.
What you’ll learn
- Master C programming, the gateway to programming your Mac, iPhone or iPad
- Write apps for the contemporary Mac OS X interface, the cleanest user interface around
- Write apps for the modern iOS interface, one of the two most popular mobile platforms in the world
- Understand variables and how to design your own data structures
- Work with the file system
- Connect to data sources and the Internet
- How to handle error handling and much more
Who this book is for
For anyone wanting to learn to program in Mac OS X and iOS, including developers new to the Mac and iPhone/iPad, developers new to C, or students entirely new to programming.
Don’t know anything about programming? No problem! Acclaimed author Dave Mark starts out with the basics and takes you through a complete course in programming C using Apple’s free Xcode tools for Mac and iPhone, using contemporary OS X and iOS, respectively.
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