<p style="margin: 0px;">In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you can master the Objective-C language and start using it to write powerful native applications for both Macs and iOS devices! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll get comfortable with Objective-C’s unique capabilities… make the most of its powerful implementation of objects and messaging…work effectively with design patterns, collections, blocks, threading, and a whole lot more. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!</p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Step-by-Step Instructions carefully walk you through the most common Objective-C development tasks.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">By the Way notes present information related to the discussion.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Printed in full color—figures and code appear as they do in Xcode </p> <ul> <li>Use Xcode to write Objective-C software more quickly and efficiently</li> <li>Master Objective-C’s object-oriented features and techniques</li> <li>Efficiently organize program files and projects</li> <li>Make the most of Objective-C’s powerful messaging capabilities</li> <li>Declare classes, instance variables, properties, methods, and actions</li> <li>Leverage building block patterns to write more powerful code</li> <li>Work with mutable and immutable data types</li> <li>Organize data with collections, including dictionaries and sets</li> <li>Manage memory the modern way, with Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)</li> <li>Expand and extend classes with protocols, delegates, categories, and extensions</li> <li>Apply recent language enhancements such as Associative References and Fast Enumeration</li> <li>Create and work with portable, anonymous code blocks</li> <li>Manage queues and threading with Grand Central Dispatch</li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p>