Part I. Getting to the Starting Line
In this part...
So you've decided you want to learn to program. You may have a good idea for a Mac or iPhone application and realize that the first thing you need to do is find out how to program in Objective-C. And while you may have a vague idea about it, you know you're going to have to learn exactly what programming is and what's required to create an application.
In this part, I help you understand what you need to know to get started. First of all, how do applications even work? How do you translate your ideas into a computer language that tells the computer what you want it to do, and then how does it take those instructions and actually do them? What is all this complier and framework stuff, and what exactly is object-oriented programming?
You find out what makes a good application and what you can do to make yours a good one. Finally, so that you can get free development software from Apple, I take you through the process of registering as an Apple developer. I explain how you can download the Software Development Kit (SDK), and even how to build your first program.
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