- Programming in Objective-C: Classes, Objects, and Methods
- Dec 27, 2012
- In this chapter, you learn about some key concepts in object-oriented programming and start working with classes in Objective-C.
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- C, the Foundation of Objective-C
- Dec 6, 2012
- This chapter is a basic introduction to the C programming language, and covers variables, operators, expressions and statements, program flow, preprocessor, and command line compiling and debugging.
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- Taking Charge of UIView Transforms in iOS Programming
- Sep 20, 2012
- Erica Sadun helps conquer the opaqueness of affine transforms by offering a number of simple tweaks that transform (if you pardon the pun) the CGAffineTransform structure into friendlier Objective-C-based properties and methods.
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- iOS Programming: Managing Memory with ARC
- Jul 30, 2012
- In this chapter, you’ll learn how memory is managed in iOS and the concepts that underlie automatic reference counting, or ARC, starting with some basics of application memory.
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- A Tour of the iOS Media Frameworks
- Jun 12, 2012
- The sheer number of multimedia frameworks in the iOS SDK and their differing purposes, architectural legacies, and functional overlap all make it difficult to figure out which ones solve your problem. Chris Adamson sorts out the strengths and purposes of each.
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- Adding Open Source 3D Physics to Your iOS Applications
- Jun 12, 2012
- Erik Buck takes a step beyond 2D physics to explore realistic 3D physics simulation for iOS applications.
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- Be More Productive in Xcode Using Code Snippets
- Jun 12, 2012
- Kirby Turner shows you the ins and outs of using code snippets in Xcode 4, saving you time and reducing the amount of code you type.
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- Looking Forward to Objective-C Literals
- Jun 11, 2012
- In this article you'll discover what enhanced literals are, how you use them, and why they'll help your day-to-day development. Bestselling author Erica Sadun introduces all the basics you need to get started.
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- Xcode 4 Unleashed: Starting an iOS Application
- Jun 6, 2012
- Build an iPhone application that manages a list of quarterbacks and displays their game and career statistics. You'll learn how to plan with the Model-View-Controller pattern, create an iOS project, and use Project Search and Replace.
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- Get Started Using Spring MVC and Hibernate for Your Java EE Applications
- Jun 5, 2012
- Programming expert Jesse Smith shows the easy way to get started with the popular Spring MVC framework with Hibernate. Learn how to build a simple application with a registration page.
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- New Objective-C Features in LLVM 3.1
- Jun 4, 2012
- David Chisnall looks at the new syntactic features in Objective-C shipping with LLVM 3.1 and asks whether they're worth the added complexity.
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- Providing Live Touch Feedback in iOS App Demos Using TOUCHkit
- May 2, 2012
- Erica Sadun developed a tool called TOUCHkit that allows you to show user interaction on iOS devices in app demos. She describes the tool and its use in this article.
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- An Overview of Core Audio
- Apr 30, 2012
- This chapter looks at what’s in Core Audio and where to find it. Then it broadly surveys some of its most distinctive conventions, which you’ll get a taste for by writing a simple application to exercise Core Audio’s capability to work with audio metadata in files.
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- Using Object-Oriented Features in Objective-C
- Apr 16, 2012
- Learn about the messaging structure that is at the heart of Objective-C. It is not just another way of talking about the calling of methods that other languages use; it is a different way of constructing software.
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- Introducing Objective-C
- Apr 9, 2012
- This chapter offers an introduction to the Objective-C programming language, where you will learn the basics of using variables, doing arithmetic, and building algorithms with larger blocks of code involving conditionals, looping, and the use of objects such as strings.
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- Waiting for Siri: Why Apple's Personal Assistant Isn't on the iPad (Yet)
- Mar 19, 2012
- Bestselling author and TUAW.com blogger Erica Sadun explains why there are some good technical reasons preventing Apple from bringing Siri to the iPad without some fundamental development work.
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- New Objective-C Runtime Features in OS X 10.7 and iOS 5
- Mar 6, 2012
- The latest versions of the Objective-C runtimes shipped with iOS, Mac OS X, and even GNUstep provide several new features. David Chisnall looks at a few of these features.
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- Programming in Objective-C
- Jan 23, 2012
- To help you understand the steps involved in keying in a program and compiling and running it, this chapter shows you how to write your first simple Objective-C program.
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- Objective-C Memory Management
- Jan 19, 2012
- This chapter provides a broad look at memory management in Objective-C.
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- David Chisnall Presents a Developer's Reading List
- Jan 4, 2012
- Expert programmer David Chisnall provides a list of the 5 books he believes every programmer should read.
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