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| Programming in Objective-C (Developer's Library) | 
| Author: Stephen Kochan
Publisher: Sams
Category: Book
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (51 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6485
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 576
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 7.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0672325861
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
UPC: 752063325865
EAN: 9780672325861
ASIN: 0672325861
Publication Date: December 18, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great first book for ObjectiveC and Cocoa September 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In short, this book is a perfect start developing form Mac and also iPhone, the title is a bit misleading as it only mentions ObjectiveC but the fact is that it takes you in a very coherent and well written fashion to C and also Cocoa framework.
Great book, buy it.
Good Introductory Book You Can Read Quickly September 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wanted a book I could read very quickly. This book was written in an easy-to-learn style and I plowed through it really quickly. It is intended as a very introductory book and if you have any knowledge already of Objective-C it might be a bit basic, sometimes even a bit too basic. The first part is the basics of the Objective-C language second part is an introduction to some of the more important parts of the Foundation Framework (but not AppKit). Overall I enjoyed the book because it met my needs of a quick introduction/overview book that I could read quickly.
Very well written September 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As someone who uses object-oriented programming on a near-daily basis in the workplace, but who has only academic experience in the C language (from many years back), this was a very digestible book.
I hesitated to purchase the book due to that I see there is a 2nd edition coming up soon (and already available for pre-order), so I was tempted to wait for it, but I decided to make the purchase anyhow, since my objective (no pun intended) was to become grounded in the language, and I figured this would do the trick.
What strikes me the most is the talents of this author, to write lucidly, and precisely, and in a non-intimidating way. I feel it helped to have several years of programming behind me, so the concepts didn't present much issue, but I could see that, in my opinion, it would even be a good first book for learning object oriented programming, and I wouldn't doubt it a bit if I was to discover this book might be used by a number of college instructors as a class textbook.
All in all, this is a very well written book for a very decent programming language. I would recommend it, but keep in mind the possibly fast-approaching 2nd edition if you aren't the type to want to have to buy the book twice.
 Objective-C in an older version that needs brush UP August 12, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Programming in Objective-C describes the basis of the Objective-C language. Several good chapters. The book is from 2003 and relates to Project Builder the tool before Xcode. Currently Xcode version 3 is around. The book lacks what must be newer lauguage features Objective-C 2.0 like @synthesize.
The book needs to be modernized.
I bought the book for making iPhone applications, for this the book is too old.
iPhone Developers, Start Here! June 25, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you want to develop applications for the iPhone, you'll need to learn how to program in Objective-C. This is the best resource for doing that. Kochan explains each feature of the language using clear, simple examples and a straightforward and concise writing style. Even if you're a relatively new programmer, you can learn how to write Objective-C programs from this text. Unlike other references on Objective-C, Kochan does not assume you know how to program in C as a prerequisite. This is a good thing and a key pedagogical point, as the foundation for object-oriented programming is laid right from the start. Instead of having to learn how the underlying procedural C language works first, you are instead taught from the beginning to think in terms of classes, instances, and methods.
Once you have learned Objective-C from this book, you'll be ready to move on and tackle Cocoa and the frameworks that Apple provides to write iPhone applications. This book makes that task that much easier. The bottom line is that this is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn Objective-C and who needs a clear, well-written tutorial to lead the way. Only very experienced object-oriented programmers need not apply!
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