Apress Learn Objective-C for Java Developers 520pages software manual

Learn Objective-C for Java Developers will guide experienced Java developers into the world of Objective-C. It will show them how to take their existing language knowledge and design patterns and transfer that experience to Objective-C and the Cocoa runtime library. This is the express train to productivity for every Java developer who has dreamed of developing for Mac OS X or iPhone, but felt that Objective-C was too intimidating. So hop on and enjoy the ride!

- Provides a translation service that turns Java problem-solving skills into Objective-C solutions
- Allows Java developers to leverage their existing experience and quickly launch themselves into a new domain
- Takes the risk out of learning Objective-C

<b>What you’ll learn</b>

- Apply Java experience to Objective-C and Cocoa
- Use elegant alternatives that increase productivity
- Maximize the powerfully unique constructs of Objective-C, like class clusters
- Think like an object-oriented C programmer to create more reusable code
- Use all of the things in Java and Objective-C that are actually quite similar, like MVC design patterns
- Learn how to do all of it within Apple's powerful Xcode programming environment using Cocoa frameworks

<b>Who this book is for</b>

Experienced Java developers interested in developing native applications for Apple's Mac OS X operating system, iPhone, and iPod touch.