What the book covers: Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies begins by introducing the reader to Apple's development environment. Next, it leads the reader through the unusual syntax of the Objective-C language. Then, the book steps the reader through the process of creating a basic Cocoa application. In the remainder of the book, the reader learns to add a variety of functionality to Cocoa projects.

Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X For Dummies covers the new changes that have taken place in the Cocoa environment:
* The book addresses the transformation of the developer tools, Xcode and Interface Builder.
* It discusses some of the changes in the Cocoa frameworks. In particular, the QuickTime framework has changed substantially since the early days of Cocoa development.
* Lastly, Apple has dramatically improved developer's lives with the inclusion of Bindings and the Core Data framework. The book covers the functional benefits of these important additions.