Mac Programming for Absolute Beginners

Wallace Wang is a former Windows enthusiast who took one look at Vista and realized that the future of computing belonged to the Macintosh. He s written more than 40 computer books, including Microsoft Office for Dummies, Beginning Programming for Dummies, Steal This Computer Book, My New Mac, and My New iPad. In addition to programming the Macintosh and iPhone/iPad, he also performs stand-up comedy, having appeared on A&E s "Evening at the Improv," and having performed in Las Vegas at the Riviera Comedy Club at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. When he s not writing computer books or performing stand-up comedy, he also enjoys blogging about screenwriting at his site, The 15 Minute Movie Method (www.15minutemoviemethod.com), where he shares screenwriting tips with other aspiring screenwriters who all share the goal of breaking into Hollywood.

* Understanding Programming * Understanding Apple's Programming Tools * The Basic Steps to Creating a Mac Program * Getting Help * Learning Objective-C * Making Decisions with Branches * Repeating Code with Loops * Understanding the Cocoa Framework * Manipulating Strings * Arrays * Dictionaries and Sets * Creating Classes and Objects * Inheritance, Method Overriding, and Events * Creating a User Interface * Choosing Commands with Buttons * Making Choices with Radio Buttons and Check Boxes * Making Choices with Pop-Up Buttons * Inputting and Outputting Data with Labels, Text Fields, and Combo Boxes * Inputting Data with Sliders, Date Pickers, and Steppers * Using Built-In Dialog Boxes * Creating Pull-Down Menus * Designing Your Own Programs * Working with Xcode * Debugging Your Program