Warm Your Mug with Cocoa Bootcamp, October 1-5, 2007
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Emily Herman
Big Nerd Ranch, Inc.
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www.bignerdranch.com
Atlanta, GA - July 27, 2007 - Warm Your Mug with Cocoa Bootcamp, October 1-5, 2007
In order to meet escalating demand for superior quality Cocoa training, Big Nerd Ranch, Inc., premier provider of intensive five-day training classes for programmers, system administrators, and web developers, announced today another Cocoa Bootcamp class for the fall. The class, scheduled for October 1-5, 2007, comes on the heels of the September class, which sold out shortly after the dates were released. The ever-increasing popularity of Cocoa Bootcamp is clear evidence of Apple's rapidly growing market share; a trend Steve Jobs announced at the recent WWDC. The class, which boasts the talents of the legendary Aaron Hillegass, features the most in-depth Cocoa training available and uniquely satisfies both the needs of novice Cocoa programmers and those of experienced Cocoa developers seeking a deeper understanding of Cocoa.
"While I am not saying there is a correlation between the crowds lining up to purchase Ms. Rowling's latest book and sold-out Cocoa Bootcamp classes, it does make one wonder," mused Aaron Hillegass, Cocoa Bootcamp instructor. "At the very least it demonstrates that people will go to any length to experience excellence. Cocoa Bootcamp provides that opportunity and opens students' eyes to the magic and possibility not only within Cocoa programming, but within themselves and the power of their own creativity."
Over five days, Aaron brings his own brand of Cocoa wizardry to the instruction of core and advanced principles of Cocoa programming. While students are not required to be familiar with Cocoa or working on Macs, they are expected to have some background in an object-oriented language like Java, C++, Python or Ruby. The class is fast-paced and intense as it traverses a lot of Cocoa territory. After a preliminary crash course in Objective-C, the class moves onto the key competencies required of any Cocoa programmer worth his/her salt:
- Mastering Interface Builder and Xcode
- The Objective-C language
- Using CoreData and binding in the creation of sophisticated applications
- Custom drawing and event handling
- Adding sheets, formatting, printing, drag and drop, and dynamic menu items to an application
Aaron Hillegass's seminal work, Cocoa Programming on Mac OS X provides the text for the class. This class is being taught on Mac OS X 10.4 and Xcode 2.3, but the new Leopard edition will be discussed during class.
Read more about Cocoa Bootcamp (including the complete syllabus) or our instructor Aaron Hillegass.
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