Xcode 3 Unleashed

By Fritz Anderson

The text starts out by getting the reader hands-on with developing with Xcode, and walks them through the process of building a Mac OS X application using the Xcode tools. Along the way, the reader... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321552636
• ISBN13: 9780321552631
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Sams
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Exactly what I needed

I needed a clear description of how to get xcode working with SVN. The chapter on SVN stepped me through it. Not every instruction was precisely correct, but it was close enough for me to get it working pretty easily.

Outstanding guide to Xcode 3.0

I wish I would have purchased this book several years ago! It is an outstanding, comprehensive walk-thru of the entire Xcode 3.0 integrated development environment. This is money well spent, and introduces you to not just the build environment, but many other Apple development tools as well. I'm shocked at how much power is available in Xcode that I was oblivious to. This book points it all out with examples. Beautiful book. Every page is printed in brilliant color. You wouldn't think it would make a difference -- but it does! Full color makes examples, notes, warnings, and screen shots pop off the page. The paper is thick and bright too. NOTE: This is a book about the IDE; it is not a book about learning to program or any development language. Ignore reviews from folks who are disappointed that this book doesn't teach them how to program in Objective C or the OS X Cocoa framework. That is not the intention of this book. NOTE 2: This book is slightly out of date now that Xcode 3.1 has been released. Don't knock the book, as it was released prior to Xcode 3.1's release.

The fourth updated edition provides essential keys to learning

The fourth updated edition provides essential keys to learning. Fritz Anderson's XCODE3 UNLEASHED (0321552636, $44.99) comes from an acclaimed Mac developer who here writes the definitive guide to making the most of Xcode 3, showing how to manage source code in a variety of environments from solo to team, how to use the build system, and how to enhance Apple performance. An update for Xcode 3.x is also included. Programmer collections will find this specific and important.

The BEST way to get familiar with the Xcode Environment.

As another reviewer so kindly mentioned, this book is not for those new to programming, objective-c, or object oriented development. It is Perfect for those of us with a strong background in development that are looking for a walkthrough of the Xcode development environment. This book makes an excellent followup to Cocoa- Programming for Mac- OS X, Third edition This text moves well beyond cocoa development theory into giving readers a very visual (tons of color screenshots and diagrams) tour of the XCode environment by walking them step-by-step through building a project that implements most of the features that beginning cocoa developers will want to know about when trying to break into the OSX Development world. One of the biggest plusses about this book has to be the attention given to the Debugger, Unit Testing, Memory Mangement, Instruments and other performance tools. It's information I didn't know how to find before reading this text, and it has given me a greater knowledge about how to better tune my apps and what to pay more attention to while coding. Overall I would highly recommend picking up Xcode 3 Unleashed to anybody who is seriously considering making an entry into the world of Apple software development. There are too few books on Apple dev, and the fact is that a majority of them are outdated and useless as of Xcode 3 except for theory. This book is a fresh look at Apples latest development environment and I would encourage you to pick it up and get started--it's a great read. For those of you interested in picking up Xcode skills for iPhone development, this is really a great getting started point for learning the IDE, getting your hands dirty with proper MVC, and learning how to debug and tune your apps. It is definitely worth the read and perhaps a bit more in line with your goals of learning the apple development environment than the Hillegass book. (I wish I had started here first) And thanks go to Fritz, by the way, for taking the time to create such an in depth tutorial to what is becoming a teriffic development environment from Apple.

One of the best books I've read on Mac OS X development!

This is a great book. It is not a pure Cocoa Development book, although it does cover some aspects of Cocoa Development. This goes into all the critical pieces of XCode, i.e. the IDE, Debugger, Source Control, Instrumentation, etc. Very well illustrated with great layou. I've been a developer for almost 20 years. Have lots of development books. This ranks up there with the best. Makes a perfect companion to Aaron Hillegrass's "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X" 3RD EDITION. If you're new to Mac OS X Cocoa and iPhone development, the learning curve is steep, but these two books will get you on your way. Have Fun!