Take your Cocoa programming to the next level - and take your apps further than ever before!
* Empowers Cocoa developers with powerful new techniques: from Spotlight and QuickLook support to unit testing and automated updates.
* Reveals Cocoa secrets that can't be found in Apple's documentation.
* Part of a new series of Mac development guides from Aaron Hillegass and the legendary Mac experts at The Big Nerd Ranch, the worldwide leader in professional training for Mac developers!
There's a fast growing audience of Mac OS X developers who are getting comfortable with Apple's Cocoa framework and now want to take their skills to the next level. Many of them began with Aaron Hillegass's classic book, Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X . Now, in Cocoa 2: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide ,Hillegass and colleague Juan Pablo Claude show experienced Cocoa developers how to build Cocoa applications that work better and do more than ever before. Starting from a basic sample application, developers will walk through adding powerful new functionality, one step at a time. As they do, they'll master valuable Cocoa tips and tricks that can't be found in any other book. The authors' detailed, example-rich coverage includes:
* Uncovering the secrets of Cocoa's text system - and making the most of it.
* Incorporating support for Spotlight, Quick Look, AppleScript, and other advanced OS X platform technologies.
* Providing more effective help and accessibility features.
* Delivering applications as packages.
* Implementing automatic updates via Sparkle.
* Using unit testing to deliver more reliable code.
* Incorporating graphics and animations into your software, and much more
This title is part of the brand-new Big Nerd Ranch Press series: the world's best books on Mac and iPhone development, straight from the world's #1 Mac programming trainers - Aaron Hillegass and Big Nerd Ranch! .
