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Programming in Objective-C 2.0 (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Programming in Objective-C 2.0 (2nd Edition)

Review

“This book spends half the time talking about the Objective-C language itself and half the time talking about Apple’s Foundation and Cocoa frameworks. The chapters are well organized and concepts are well explained, so you end up with a solid foundation in the language. It’s an easy read even with very little programming experience. The book doesn’t cover Cocoa or the other higher level frameworks, but you’ll be completely ready to pick it up by the time you’re done with this book.” 

THE #1 BESTSELLING BOOK ON OBJECTIVE-C 2.0 Programming in Objective-C 2.0 provides the new programmer a complete, step-by-step introduction to Objective-C, the primary language used to develop applications for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS X platforms.   The book does not assume previous experience with either C or object-oriented programming languages, and it includes many detailed, practical examples of how to put Objective-C to use in your everyday i (more…)

Self-Help [Paperback]

Self-Help

Review

“A wry, crackly voice. . . . Fine, funny, and very moving pictures of contemporary life [from] a writer of enormous talent.” —The New York Times”Brisk, ironic . . . scalpel-sharp. . . . A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories.” —The New York Times Book Review”Astonishing. . . . Moore is so good at trapping each moment in perfect, precise detail, so masterful at cynicism and wryness that her moments of poignancy and sweetness catch us completely off guard.” —San Francisco Chronicle“Sharp, flicking, on-target . . . the work of a sorcerer’s apprentice. Moore casts a cruel, mischievous spell.” —Vanity Fair“Trenchant, funny tales. . . . Moore is much more than another chronicler of the chronically out-of-sync relations between American men and women. She writes with urgency and pace.” —People

In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances wit (more…)