The Mac Xcode 2 Book

by Michael E. Cohen, Andy Ihnatko (Series Editor), Dennis R. Cohen

Learn the code. Astound your friends.

Yours free with every Tiger -- a to-die-for package of sophisticated software development tools called Xcode. Whether you're already immersed in soft- ware development or just considering a dip in the programming pool, Xcode lets you create applica- tions, plug-ins, applets, utilities, extensions, and much more. And here, liberally laced with irre- sistible fun facts and foolishness, is a complete crash course in Xcode. You're gonna love it.

Trust us.
* Build your first application right away
* Understand Xcode's built-in compilers, program editor, and debugger
* See how Xcode speaks your favorite language
* Meet the Interface Builder and some classy data modeling tools


"Chock-full of delicious hints, tips, and details. Informative and enjoyable from cover to cover!"
--Mike Rossetti, Staff Engineer, Intuit QuickBooks Mac Engineering Team, ClubMacApp

"You have the makings of a hero, you know . . .

"This is a great time to be a Macintosh programmer. Sure, software developers have always been lionized as the true heroes of society -- their movements obsessively tracked in gossip magazines, their achievements recognized in almost obscenely extravagant red-carpet awards telecasts.

"But Apple's own Xcode gives today's programmers unprecedented advantages. Xcode does it all. The system that allows a curious newbie to add a few buttons and menus to an existing AppleScript is the exact same one that Apple uses to build the next version of the Macintosh operating system. Today, we're all playing in either the deep or the shallow end of the same pool. Awesome, isn't it?"
--Andy Ihnatko

Genres: Computers, Reference

350 pages, Paperback

First published June 24, 2005

About the author

In no particular order, Michael E. Cohen has been a teacher, a programmer, an editor, a short-order cook, a postal clerk, a Web designer, a digital media producer, an instructional technology consultant, a certified usability analyst, and an assembly line worker. A three-time contributing editor to the The Macintosh Bible, he’s the author or co-author of several other books, including The iPad 2 Project Book, The iPad Project Book, Take Control of TextExpander, Take Control of PDFpen 5, The Mac Xcode 2 Book, AirPort and Mac Wireless Networks for Dummies, Apple Training Series: iLife ’09, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY iLife ’04. He lives in Santa Monica, California, with about a half-dozen working Macs and the memory board from his Apple Lisa.

Reviews

[Phil · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book seems to have more useless puns and jokes than actual content. Not only that, but XCode is currently transitioning to version 6, so nothing in this book is relevant today.