Learn Objective-C for Java Developers
Published on 18. November 2009
XXV, 520 pages
978-1-4302-2370-2 (ISBN)
Description
Learn Objective-C for Java Developers will guide experienced Java developers into the world of Objective-C. It will show them how to take their existing language knowledge and design patterns and transfer that experience to Objective-C and the Cocoa runtime library. This is the express train to productivity for every Java developer who has dreamed of developing for Mac OS X or iPhone, but felt that Objective-C was too intimidating. So hop on and enjoy the ride!
- Provides a translation service that turns Java problem-solving skills into Objective-C solutions
- Allows Java developers to leverage their existing experience and quickly launch themselves into a new domain
- Takes the risk out of learning Objective-C
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James Bucanek
Learn Objective-C for Java Developers
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09/2009
APress
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James Bucanek is a professional software engineer, with over 25 years of experience in software and systems development. He is the author of Beginning Xcode and the holder of a network patent. Having made the transition to Mac OS X many years ago, he has never looked back.
Content
Language.- Java and C: Key Differences.- Welcome to Objective-C.- Creating an Xcode Project.- Exploring Protocols and Categories.- Sending Messages.- Making Friends with nil.- Translational Technologies.- Strings and Primitive Values.- Garbage Collection.- Introspection.- Files.- Serialization.- Communicating Near and Far.- Exception Handling.- Threads.- Programming Patterns.- Collection Patterns.- Delegation Pattern.- Provider/Subscriber Pattern.- Observer Pattern.- Model-View-Controller Pattern.- Lazy Initialization Pattern.- Factory Pattern.- Singleton Pattern.- Advanced Objective-C.- Memory Management.- Mixing C and Objective-C.- Runtime.
