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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9780470522752
Edition: 1 Pap/Cdr
ISBN: 0470522755
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 456
Publication Date: October 05, 2009
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
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Product Description:
Learn the primary programming language for creating iPhone and Mac apps
The only thing hotter than the iPhone right now is new apps for the iPhone. Objective-C is the primary language for programming iPhone and Mac OS X applications, and this book makes it easy to learn Objective-C.
Even if you have no programming experience, Objective-C For Dummies will teach you what you need to know to start creating iPhone apps. It provides an understanding of object-oriented programming in an entertaining way that helps you learn. - iPhone and Mac apps are hot, and most are created with Objective-C
- Covers Xcode 3.2, which is included in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
- Explains object-oriented programming concepts in a straightforward but fun style that makes learning easy
- Ideal for those with no programming experience as well as those who may know other languages but are new to Objective-C
- Prepares you to start creating iPhone and Mac OS X apps
- Understand Mac programming concepts and patterns, and why to use them
- Bonus CD includes all code samples used in the book
Objective-C For Dummies gives you the tools to turn your idea for an iPhone app into reality.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Picked this book as a fairly long shot to re-introduce myself into C++ / OO programming. (Notice: I was a C / assembly / Magic developer between '87 and '97.) With all this background I hoped for some easy (and fun) reading about the latest version of Objective C. Boy, I was wrong... This book is definitely not for the "absolute beginner". Though it runs through all the basic stuff at light speed, it is too dense for someone with zero programming experience.
Now to the good part. If you can work your way through the chapters, spend enough time with actually typing / compiling / running / analyzing those examples, you will have a good basic knowledge of Objective C (and C in general). I have fiddled with XCode for a while, but always ended up using something else for my in-house development needs. Thanks to this book, XCode and Obj C are my friends now.
Verdict: recommended with reservations. Better have some programming experience beforehand, but a good book to bridge the gap between other languages and Obj C.
Rating:  -
There is a lot of "heavy duty" learning in this book (mostly if you are new to programming). The writer comes across as very knowledgeable and forcefully tries to inject humor to stay in line with other "for dummies" books which detracts from the intense subject. Also, there are SO MANY typos and misspelled words (like on page 178 in listing 7-1: main in Budget Object.m" in the "NSMutableArray" section. The code should have read "... [NSMutableArray alloc]" but this is how is was sloppily written "... [NSMutableArrwwwwwwwwwway alloc]". HOW on earth did NO ONE pick up on this, even the spell checker would have caught that. In the first 190 pages that I have read, it is extremely obvious that no proof reading and/or checking was done on this book, AT ALL!!!" Extremely disappointing and frustrating for a "for Dummies" book with such poor quality control.
Next big disappointment is the many references to the author's website. After reading the first few chapters, I went to his site, and the publisher's to find an errata as so many errors/mistakes were encountered but absolutely NO MENTION of his book on his site, and no errata page on the publisher's site (as of October 18, 2009).
After this experience, I cancelled all my pre-orders with Amazon for books written by this author. It is too painful to read through the mistakes, and the incessant "will be explained in later chapters" references found in this book. I will be looking to other series / writers to obtain the knowledge I am after.
Extremely disappointed that the "For Dummies" would allow this book to be published without any sort of quality check/control!
Rating: -
Pros- tough material laid out in a friendly, easy to read format with real-world examples. I really did learn a lot from such an introductary level book.
Cons- a few well-placed, crucial editing mistakes that lead the reader off on some wild goose chases. Also the author's webpage isn't nearly as helpful as he indicates it is in the introduction. Neal, you REALLY need to publish an errata page.
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