Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development

This book will give you a thorough grounding in the principal and supporting tools and technologies that make up the Xcode developer tools suite. Apple has provided a comprehensive collection of developer tools, and this is the first book to examine the complete Apple programming environment for both Mac OS X and iPhone.

• Comprehensive coverage of all the Xcode developer tools
• Additional coverage of useful third-party development tools
• Not just a survey of features, but a serious examination of the complete development process for Mac OS X and iPhone applications

• The book is holistic, providing a comprehensive sweep across the available development tools.
• The book is structured, taking a logical and progressive journey from the basics to a firm understanding of the purposes, benefits, and limitations of each component of Xcode’s developer tools.
• The tone is friendly and accessible—we wouldn’t have it any other way.
• The book fills a niche—there is no other single book that focuses on this collection of developer tools.

All Mac OS X and iPhone developers who want to develop applications more efficiently by taking advantage of all the tools Apple offers in its Xcode suite, as well as many indispensable third-party tools.

1. Introducing Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and the iPhone
2. Introducing the Xcode Workspace 9 Interface Builder
3. Core iPhone Tools
4. Frameworks in Xcode
5. Model-View-Controller in Xcode
6. Debugging Your Xcode Projects
7. Xcode Documentation
8. Developing an Application
9. Source-Code Management with Subversion
10. Unit Testing in Xcode
11. Monitoring, Analysis, and Performance Tools
12. Support Tools for the Busy Developer
13. Usability and Accessibility
14. Packaging and Distribution