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Learn C on the Mac

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  • © 2009

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  1. Dave Mark
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  • The classic beginning C book for the Mac
  • THE gateway book for learning to program on both the Mac and iPhone!
  • Approachable and aimed squarely at people new to C and the Mac

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Welcome Aboard

    Pages 1-3

  3. Go Get the Tools!

    Pages 5-16

  4. Programming Basics

    Pages 17-24

  5. C Basics: Functions

    Pages 25-48

  6. C Basics: Variables and Operators

    Pages 49-83

  7. Controlling Your Program’s Flow

    Pages 85-119

  8. Pointers and Parameters

    Pages 121-159

  9. Variable Data Types

    Pages 161-205

  10. Designing Your Own Data Structures

    Pages 207-248

  11. Working with Files

    Pages 249-282

  12. Advanced Topics

    Pages 283-316

  13. Where Do You Go from Here?

    Pages 317-322

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 323-353
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About this book

Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, this popular guide has been updated for Mac OS X. Don't know anything about programming? No problem! Acclaimed author Dave Mark starts out with the basics and takes you through a complete course in programming C using Apple's free Xcode tools. This book is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes Mac OS X examples!

  • Provides best practices for programming newbies
  • Written by the expert on C–programming for the Mac
  • Presents all the basics with a pragmatic, Mac OS X-flavored approach
  • Includes updated source code which is fully compatible with Xcode 4

About the author

Dave Mark is a longtime Mac developer and author who has written a number of books on Mac and iOS development, including Beginning iPhone 4 Development (Apress, 2010), More iPhone 3 Development (Apress, 2010), Learn C on the Mac (Apress, 2008), The Macintosh Programming Primer series (Addison-Wesley, 1992), and Ultimate Mac Programming (Wiley, 1995). Dave loves the water and spends as much time as possible on it, in it, or near it. He lives with his wife and three children in Virginia.

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