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Rating:  - Assumes no programming experience
This books assumes the reader has no programming experience at all. I can't imagine choosing Objective-C as a first language. And if you are, I would discourage you from doing so.
If you have some software programming experience at all, you will find most of this book a waste of time and space on your shelf.
Rating:  - It's Ok
If you are beginning, and you have a little background of C, well this might be your book. Everything is very kindly explained just for beginners. But if you already know C and want to start from Objects and everything related with the Foundation framework, well you will see that half of the book is not for you. Because 300 pages are of C programming and not specifically of Objective-C programming.
But the examples are very good, and if you forgot something you can find it very easy because is very well organized.
As the super tiny title "Is an introduction."
Rating:  - For programmers new to OO
This book is best for those new to Object-Oriented programming who want to learn Objective C. It is less useful to those who want a solid understanding of programming technique and OO design, as it tends to skim over both. It is also less useful to experienced programmers who want to switch to Objective C, as it spends many pages interweaving basic concepts with those specific to Objective C.
For programmers of several years, I recommend looking for a terser book. For new programmers, I recommend considering picking up an intro to programming book instead of or in addition to this one.
Also, this book tries to teach Objective C for all platforms, and as such spends its first hundred pages teaching memory management that appears to be at odds with Apple's preferred methods. Its second half teaches Apple's pre-Objective C 2.0 method (retaining and releasing), which as of 2007 has been somewhat displaced by garbage collection.
Rating: - A useful start book for all Mac OS X developers
This book is useful for any Mac OS X developers who just started to make programs for this platform.
It not only teaches Objective-C, but also the programming basics, and the use of the base collections of the Foundation Framework.
Rating:  - A great introductory book on Objective-C
As its title suggests, this is an introductory level book on Objective-C. The current interest on Objective-C application is mounting presumably due to the imminent release by Apple Inc. of the software developer's kit for the iphone and the ipod Touch. As a novice in computer science (I actually had taken a 101 on BASIC in early college years), I found this book to be extremely appropriate for anyone who is looking for an introduction course in Objective C. The book is very well organized. It stages itself well in the early chapters with simple examples of computer coding. Progressively, the author guides the readers to the relevance of some of these examples to the idea of object oriented programming (OOP). Throughout the book, it delivers coherently the concept of OOP and its potential advantages over typical non-object oriented programming. The pacing of the book is such that readers at the introductory level feel invited, rather than intimidated, to continue the learning process. I enjoy reading this book tremendously.
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