Prerequisites
In order to maximize the instructional potential of this document, you should know C but not necessarily
object-oriented programming or application design.
To help you troubleshoot problems as you follow the tutorial, this document includes the finalized Currency
Converter project as a companion archive (
ObjCTutorial_companion.zip
). The archive also contains files
needed to follow some of the instructions in this document.
The Xcode Tools package is part of the Mac OS X installation media. You must install this package on your
computer before following the instructions in this document. After this package is installed, you can get
further information in About Xcode Tools in
/Developer
.
See Also
These documents provide detailed information on Cocoa development:
Getting Started with Cocoa provides a road map for learning Cocoa.
Cocoa Fundamentals Guide describes the Cocoa application environment.
The Objective-C 2.0 Programming Language introduces Objective-C and describes the Objective-C runtime
system, which is the basis of much of Cocoa's dynamic behavior and extensibility.
Apple Human Interface Guidelines explains how to lay out user interface elements to provide a pleasant
user experience.
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Prerequisites
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction to Cocoa Application Tutorial