Cocoa -- About the Author -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Getting Started -- Chapter 1: Introducing Cocoa -- Introducing Cocoa -- Profiting from Cocoa -- Introducing Xcode and the Apple Developer Programs -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Think Cocoa! -- Designing for Cocoa -- Creating Cocoa Applications -- Moving to Cocoa and Objective-C from Other Platforms -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Introducing the Cocoa and OS X Documentation -- Getting Started with the Documentation -- Using the Documentation -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Getting Started with Xcode -- Getting Ready for Xcode -- Installing Xcode -- Creating a New OS X Project -- Exploring Xcode's Windows -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Introducing Classes and Objects in Objective-C -- Understanding Objects -- Creating classes -- Using Objects in Objective-C -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Getting Started With Classes and Messages in Application Design -- Understanding the Cocoa Development Process -- Understanding Applications -- Discovering Object Methods and Properties -- Introducing Code Sense -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Introducing Interface Builder -- Introducing Nib Files -- Getting Started with Interface Builder -- Setting Classes and Subclasses -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Building an Application with Interface Builder -- Designing a Project in Interface Builder -- Using Advanced UI Techniques -- Summary -- Part II: Going Deeper -- Chapter 9: Using Cocoa Design Patterns and Advanced Messaging -- Understanding Model-View-Controller -- Understanding Target-Action -- Using Key-Value Coding -- Using Key-Value Observing -- Using Notifications -- Handling Errors and Exceptions -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Working with Files, URLs, and Web Data -- Creating and Using File Paths -- Creating and Using URLs -- Using Open and Save Panes -- Using Web APIs -- Using WebView -- Summary.

Chapter 11: Using Timers, Threads, and Blocks -- Using NSTimer -- Using performSelector: -- Working with NSThread -- Using NSOperation -- Getting Started with Blocks -- Using NSTask -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Managing Data and Memory in Cocoa -- Introducing Data Collection Objects -- Using NSCoder and NSData -- Managing Memory -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Using Preferences and Bindings -- Understanding Bindings -- Using Bindings with Controllers -- Implementing Preferences with Bindings -- Creating and Using Value Transformers -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Using Core Data -- Creating a Core Data Application Visually -- Exploring and Extending a Core Data Application -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Working with Text and Documents -- Using NSString -- Creating Nanopad: A Rich Text Editor -- Creating, Saving, and Loading Documents -- Localizing Applications -- Summary -- Part III: Expanding the Possibilities -- Chapter 16: Managing Views and Creating 2D Graphics -- Understanding Windows and Views -- Understanding the Cocoa Graphics System -- Using CoreImage Filters -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Creating Animations and 3D Graphics -- Using Direct Property Animation -- Using Animators -- Creating Animations with CALayer -- Using OpenGL -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Debugging, Optimizing, and Managing Code -- Using the Console and NSLog -- Debugging with Breakpoints and the Debugger Window -- Using Instruments -- Using Shark -- Managing Code with Snapshots and Source Control -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Developing for the iPhone and iPad -- Introducing the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad -- Moving to iOS from OS X -- Understanding iOS Views and UI Design -- Developing for iOS in Xcode -- Building a Simple Application -- Selling in the App Store -- Summary -- Part IV: Appendixes -- Appendix A: Building Dashboard Widgets -- Introducing Dashboard -- Profiting from Widgets.

Understanding Widget Technology -- Introducing Dashcode -- Building a Widget in Dashcode -- Summary -- Appendix B: Maximizing Productivity and Avoiding Errors -- Managing Projects Successfully -- Getting Help -- Summary -- Index.