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MacRuby in Action

IN ACTION

Paperback

Published: 17th April 2012
Ships: 7 to 10 business days
RRP $55.00
$52.50

Summary

MacRuby in Action is a tutorial for Ruby developers who want to code for Mac OS X without learning Objective-C. You'll learn the ins and outs of the MacRuby language, including straightforward examples of creating OS X applications using Cocoa components.

About the Technology

For Rubyists, it's a real drag switching to a static language like Objective-C for Mac development. Fortunately, you don't have to. MacRuby is a Ruby 1.9 implementation that sits right on the Mac OS X core. It gives you access to the Cocoa framework and easy interoperability with the Mac platform.

About the Book

MacRuby in Action teaches Ruby developers how to code OS X applications in Ruby. You'll explore key Cocoa design patterns, along with a few twists that MacRuby makes possible. You'll also pick up high-value techniques including system scripting, automated testing practices, and getting your apps ready for the Mac App Store.

Written for Rubyists. No experience with Cocoa, Objective-C, or Mac OS X required.

Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

What's Inside
  • Intro to Mac OS X development
  • Full coverage of the Cocoa framework
  • MacRuby for iOS

Table of Contents

    PART 1 STARTING WITH MACRUBY
  1. Introducing MacRuby
  2. Using Macirb and the Apple development tools
  3. Going beyond the basics with Xcode Interface Builder
    4. PART 2 TAKE IT FOR A SPIN
  4. Using the delegate pattern
  5. Notifications and implementing the observer pattern
  6. Using key-value coding and key-value observing
  7. Implementing persistence with Core Data
  8. Core Animation basics
    9. PART 3 MACRUBY EXTRAS
  9. HotCocoa
  10. MacRuby testing
  11. MacRuby and the Mac App Store

ISBN: 9781935182498
ISBN-10: 1935182498
Series: IN ACTION
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 272
Published: 17th April 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.3 x 18.9  x 1.4
Weight (kg): 0.478