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Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide
Want to write applications for iOS or the Mac? This introduction to programming and the Objective-C language is the first step on your journey from someone who uses apps to someone who writes them.
Based on Big Nerd Ranch's legendary Objective-C Bootcamp, this book covers C, Objective-C, and the common programming idioms that enable developers to make the most of Apple tech...more
Based on Big Nerd Ranch's legendary Objective-C Bootcamp, this book covers C, Objective-C, and the common programming idioms that enable developers to make the most of Apple tech...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
October 18th 2011
by Addison-Wesley Professional
(first published March 17th 2011)
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This is an excellent book for learning Objective-C. Objective-C is a pretty screwy programming language that feels very different from other C-derived languages like PHP and Java. It had a massive library of built-in objects and it changes constantly. There is an online forum for this book and others written by Big Nerd Ranch if you need help on the challenges at the end of the chapter.
The only problem I personally had with this book is that things are explained very quickly. I am a person who n...more
The only problem I personally had with this book is that things are explained very quickly. I am a person who n...more
This is a very clear, comprehensive and concise introduction to programming via the Objective-C language. Before reading through this, I would have said Objective-C is probably too advanced (compared to something like ruby or python) for a novice, but the author seems to do a great job introducing a lot of the necessary principles and quirks of the language in an amazingly small number of pages. In addition to the basics there are some sections on low level C operations you tend to run across, a...more
Un libro fácil de leer por como está estructurado. Va paso a paso en cada explicación, así que no se necesita ningún conocimiento sobre el lenguaje de C o Objective-C para poder entender. Esto es para todo el que se quiera iniciar en el mundo de las app para iPhone, iPad y Mac. Muy recomendado para todo programador beginner.
Great for learning Objective-C, possible for an absolute beginner to learn from, though it'd be a tough ride. Most of the material in here is covered again in the other Big Nerd Ranch guide, iOS programming, so purchasing it is optional if you're just aiming to do iOS development.
The book is really good. However, I always had a feeling that something was left untold. I mean that after reading a chapter I always had to check some things in Apple's Deveper Guidelines or StackOverflow.com. But the language of the book is pretty nice and Aaron is easy to follow.
I've read a lot of programming books over the years, and I find that "Big Nerd Ranch Way" that I experienced in this book is a great pace and approach for teaching people new skills. I found that the chapters provided a good foundation, and unlike many other books, I was unable to find a single program listing flaw. This meant that as I worked my way thru each chapter, I felt confident that I was starting to understand the techniques. Also the challenge questions at the end of many chapters wer...more
After having read both this and Stephen Kochan's "Programming in Objective-C", I can definitely say the latter is the superior book for a clear, concise introduction to the Objective-C programming language.
A concise and thorough book that covers essential skills in both C and Objective-C. It is focused on giving you what you need to get up and running as an iOS / OSX developer. Highly recommended.
For anyone wanting to get into Mac or iOS programming. Start here unless you are 100% confident of your Objective-C and Xcode skills.
This book does assume that you are at least comfortable with the C programming language, on which Objective-C is built.
This book does assume that you are at least comfortable with the C programming language, on which Objective-C is built.
This is a great book for someone that wants to begin understanding how to program in Objective-C.
I had already taken C programming courses several years ago but I had forgotten most of the basics and this book was exactly what I needed to remember them. If you have no experience programming though I think this book will be really confusing because it deals briefly with all the major topics in programming although it is not enough for fully understanding them.
With this book you won't be an exper...more
I had already taken C programming courses several years ago but I had forgotten most of the basics and this book was exactly what I needed to remember them. If you have no experience programming though I think this book will be really confusing because it deals briefly with all the major topics in programming although it is not enough for fully understanding them.
With this book you won't be an exper...more
This was a more basic book than I was expecting but it's not a bad introduction to Objective-C programming.
It is easy to learn objective c lang. with this book.
nice and clear!
Fantastic, easy to read programming book. Hillegass really knows his audience and his iOS. The only problem I had is that there weren't enough challenges for the reader to do.
It's a very good book. It doesn't match the way I learn at all. I find Kochan's primer much easier to follow. I'd give more detail, but I don't think I have enough Objective-C experience to put it properly into words.
Great introduction to the core of the language. Definitely need one of their follow-on volumes to actually build applications, though.
Perfect primer for Objective-C.
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