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Top Ten Reasons Cocoa is Great Because of Objective-C (and Not In Spite of It) Jun 5, 2009 Erik Buck gives ten reasons why Objective-C makes Cocoa great.

Where the Web and the Desktop Meet: An Interview with Lee Barney Jun 5, 2009 David Chisnall and Lee Barney talk about the blurring of the line between web applications and conventional applications.

Getting Started in Objective-C: Your First Program (LiveLessons Video) May 26, 2009 Stephen Kochran guides you through the process of creating your first Objective-C program in this training video.

How Programming Forums Help the Learning Process Apr 28, 2009 Stephen G. Kochan points out why investing time in a forum can help programmers and book authors alike.

SQL Server Forensic Investigation Scenario Apr 13, 2009 This chapter walks through an actual forensic investigation scenario, showing the logical progression of events during an investigation.

The Dynamic Languages Renaissance Jan 30, 2009 David Chisnall looks at the recent rebirth of dynamic languages and what it means for the future of programming.

Write Your First Program in Objective-C Jan 21, 2009 Dive right in and learn how to write your first Objective-C program: a program that displays the phrase “Programming is fun!” on your screen.

Robert C. Martin’s Clean Code Tip of the Week #1: An Accidental Doppelgänger in Ruby Jan 7, 2009 Robert C. Martin investigates an interesting dilemma: if the implementation of two functions is identical, yet their intent is completely different, is it still duplicate code?

The iPhone Developer's Cookbook: Push Notifications Jan 4, 2009 In this chapter, you learn how push notifications work and dive into the details needed to create your own push-based system.

Objective-C for C++ Programmers, Part 3 Nov 21, 2008 David Chisnall concludes his three-part series on Objective-C with an exploration of some of the more advanced concepts in the language.

Objective-C for C++ Programmers, Part 2 Nov 14, 2008 Part 2 of David Chisnall's three-part series on Objective-C discusses the core syntax of the language.

Objective-C for C++ Programmers, Part 1 Nov 7, 2008 David Chisnall looks at the history of Objective-C and its underlying philosophy.

Working with Collections in Ruby Sep 9, 2008 Working with Collections in Ruby is easy. Jason D. Clinton shows you how.

Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X: Custom Views May 30, 2008 All visible objects in an application are either windows or views. In this chapter, Aaron Hillegass shows how to create a subclass of NSView.

How the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure Works May 23, 2008 David Chisnall takes a look at what makes the LLVM project so interesting as a compiler for iPhone and in other places.

Design Patterns in Ruby: Keeping Up with the Times with the Observer Pattern Jan 11, 2008 Build components that know about the activities of other components without having to tightly couple everything together.

Copyright Versus Free Software Nov 16, 2007 David Chisnall examines the close relationship between copyright and Free Software.

What Programming Languages Should You Know? Mar 9, 2007 David Chisnall posits that the more programming languages you know, the better. The point is not to stuff your head with language rules. Rather, he explains how being able to read multiple languages, even if you never code in them, can help you to select the best possible tool for each coding need — and understand the limitations of the tools you're using.

Implementing Parameters for Dynamic Reporting in Crystal Reports Feb 23, 2007 Learn how parameter fields can be created and implemented in Crystal Reports XI.

Invoicing and Collecting Income in Quickbooks 2007 Feb 9, 2007 Having a method for recording your income is likely one of the main reasons you purchased QuickBooks. This sample chapter explains how you can use QuickBooks to meet all your revenue-collection obligations.

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