Robert Clair擁有Oberlin學院的物理學學士學位，以及加州大學伯剋利分校的物理學碩士和博士學位。他在商業軟件開發領域擁有20年以上的經驗，主要從事CAD、建模和圖形方麵的工作。在過去的7年裏，他主要從事Mac上的Objective-C工作，現在轉移到iPhone上。他編寫過ZeusDraw，這是一款用於Mac OS X的矢量繪圖程序；還有ZeusDraw Mobile，這是用於iPhone的一款繪圖程序。他還是眾多的iPhone和iPad應用程序的顧問。他居住在紐約市，是Chromatic Bytes公司的負責人，這是一傢獨立的軟件公司。

Get Started Fast with Objective-C 2.0 Programming for OS X Mountain Lion, iOS 5.1, and Beyond Fully updated for Xcode 4.4, Learning Objective-C 2.0, Second Edition, is today's most useful beginner's guide to Objective-C 2.0. One step at a time, it will help you master the newest version of Objective-C 2.0 and start writing high-quality programs for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, iOS 5.1, and all of Apple's newest computers and devices. Top OS X and iOS developer Robert Clair first reviews the essential object and C concepts that every Objective-C 2.0 developer needs to know. Next, he introduces the basics of the Objective-C 2.0 language itself, walking through code examples one line at a time and explaining what's happening behind the scenes. This revised edition thoroughly introduces Apple's new Automated Reference Counting (ARC), while also teaching conventional memory-management techniques that remain indispensable. Carefully building on what you've already learned, Clair progresses to increasingly sophisticated techniques in areas ranging from frameworks to security. Every topic has been carefully chosen for its value in real-world, day-to-day programming, and many topics are supported by hands-on practice exercises. Coverage includes * Reviewing key C techniques and concepts, from program structure and formats to variables and scope * Understanding how objects and classes are applied in Objective-C 2.0 * Writing your first Objective-C program with Xcode 4.4 * Using messaging to efficiently perform tasks with objects * Getting started with Apple's powerful frameworks and foundation classes * Using Objective-C control structures, including Fast Enumeration and exception handling * Adding methods to classes without subclassing * Using declared properties to save time and simplify your code * Mastering ARC and conventional memory management, and knowing when to use each * Using Blocks to prepare for concurrency with Apple's Grand Central Dispatch * Leveraging Xcode 4.4 improvements to enums and @implementation