Professional guide to "the" programming language for Macs, the iPhone, and iPod Touch Learn the ins-and-outs of Objective-C, the object-oriented programming language that is the heart of the development platform for Macs, iPhones, and iPod Touches. Whether you're a beginner or a veteran programmer accustomed to programming in Java or C++, Objective-C is not entirely intuitive. This essential guide walks you carefully through all key topics, from the basics of C programming to advanced Apple programming techniques. Master these concepts and join the crowd creating applications for the App Store Objective-C is a purely dynamic, object-oriented programming language, and the development language for Macs, iPhones, and iPod Touches Covers the basics of the C language and then moves to Objective-C and more advanced topics of frameworks, threading, networking, and more Explores such topics as Objective-C's bridges to other languages (such as C++, Ruby, and more), version control, test-driven development (TDD), and user interface design Learn everything you need to program in Objective-C professionally.