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The Complete Friday Q&A: Volume I Kindle Edition

by Mike Ash (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
Written continuously for over two years, Friday Q&A has provided thousands of readers with deep information on Mac programming. This compilation includes all of the articles posted from December 2008 to August 2010, proofread and organized into a single convenient package. Topics covered include:

* Multithreaded programming

* Blocks

* Grand Central Dispatch

* Interprocess communication

* Performance profiling and optimization

* Objective-C messaging and message forwarding

* Defensive programming

* Toll free bridging

* Runtime code generation

* Memory Management

* Dynamic creation of Objective-C classes

* And much, much more
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    January 25, 2011
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004KZQ0LO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Michael Ash; 1st edition (January 25, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 25, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.7 MB
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  • Mentat Duke
    5.0 out of 5 stars I want Volume II..!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2011
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    A textbook, hummmm...NO, that is not fair, for most textbooks are written by people who must sell you a chair in their classroom rather than give you a book that teaches one anything! THIS book teaches and it does it as if your very LIFE depended on it! It is imminently readable and filled with proper regard for a broad range of learners. Yes, you should not be an absolute novice - that is, having never seen a computer - BUT, if you can read and will put in the time to embrace painful study - you will use this book and all that it says. There is no waste or filler in this book! Mike Ash wrote this book as if he wanted to prove to the world that one does not have to compromise quality to promote Mac/App programming to worlds of users who may not have been born programmers (or are just being born!), and who are trying to make superior, high quality, money-making apps.The text is SLAMMED full of legible real world, best-used, examples with a gifted mind suggesting various 'other uses' for code improvement and dangers. It is a recipe book for solutions. The organization and textual clarity is truly superb. It shows mastery of the app writing process and a mature app problem solving mind-set: OUT-FREAKING-STANDING!!
    NEGATIVE(S) found a microscopic smudge of dirt on the lower left corner of the 200th page...(oops, they may have been my eggs benedict..).AND...can't find volume II of this book - fast enough! I wish I could somehow 'subscribe' to this author... 'nuff said.
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  • Nikita
    4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2013
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    I would have give it 5-star rating, but a lot of information is a little bit outdated.
    Also I was hoping that there would something that was not already covered in the original articles.
    Look forward for the Volume II though.
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  • LZAntal
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must have book for every iOS / Mac dev
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2012
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    I have been following the Friday Q&A for awhile and it became my go to place when I needed a deep understanding of an iOS/Mac feature/functionality. I was super excited when I found a link to his book on his blog. His book was a perfect addition to my library of dev books.
    I love being able to do a search and finding posts that I missed before. Also it is not meant to be read from cover to cover, each chapter is individually wrapped so you can just open it up at any chapter you want and read on.

    Chapter on GCD alone worth every penny!!

    Don't hesitate it's is a great book, you will learn a lot and get ideas on how to build and organize your own library or code.
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  • Alexander
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2013
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    This is a great book for pro-developers. A lot of information about runtime and Objective-C in the depth. A lot of examples and excellent explanations.
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  • Nirav Bhatt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best cocoa tutorial....
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2015
    Simply the best cocoa tutorial I have come across - it not only teaches Apple technologies but also nuts and bolts of programming paradigms. A must read for all those intermediate level programmers who aspire to become advanced.
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  • Mark Dalrymple
    5.0 out of 5 stars Get this book. Really. Just get it.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2011
    I've been a long-time reader of Mike's blog, and have the electronic version of this book. It is an incredible compendium of Mac and iOS programming (and of just general programming). There are few books where you can learn at the feet of a master on top of his game. This is one of them. Sometimes I just scrub to a random location and end up learning something new.
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  • Loghound
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great Blog - should be a great book
    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2011
    If you are interested in Cocoa or iOS programming this is a must read. I've long enjoyed the blog and it's nice to see it all packaged up in one convenient format.
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