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In this course, Simon Allardice provides a nuts-and-bolts overview of Objective-C, the popular language for developing Mac, iPhone, and iPad applications, and discusses how to build a basic application using Objective-C and Xcode 4. The course shows how to download and install the development tools, covers every major feature of the language, and walks through the writing, compiling, and debugging stages of development. Programmers will also learn about memory management, a vital aspect of programming in Objective-C and the Foundation framework.

This course was updated on 08/01/2012.
Topics include:

    Understanding the structure of an Objective-C program
    Logging messages to the command line
    Writing conditional code
    Working with variables, classes, and functions
    Creating code loops
    Using existing classes in the Foundation framework
    Managing memory usage
    Introducing Automatic Reference Counting
    Creating custom classes
    Working with arrays
    Reading and writing strings
    Understanding inheritance and NSObject
    Using Categories and Protocols
    Compiling and debugging code