Mac OS X: Advanced Development Techniques

I bought this book because I wanted to learn some of the things it covered under OSX, specifically about system services and preference panes. The other chapters were a bonus. I think that each chapter covers its topic very well and essentially provides source code with a full walk-thru and detailed explanation. If you like this type of approach, you will enjoy this book. I guess it depends how advanced you already are and whether you like the content selection. It was perfect for me. I'm also starting to learn XML-RPC and SOAP specifically because of the book. A great buy!

I liked this book. It might not be "advanced" in terms of "you'll skip 7 years of industry experience by reading this book", but it does cover some things that the standard documentation doesn't. I liked the plug-ins stuff, covering it both from the Cocoa and Carbon points of view, so you can decide which way works best for your app. It's easy to read, and I especially like having all the code samples at the end for review.

This book is unique from any of the other books out there. It really shows what the OSX OS and developer tools can do. The book begins with a broad overview of all the great new stuff in OSX and then helps the reader the move through a program that demonstrates the rich new levels of OSX. This is a new begining for developers and Mr. Zobkiw has brought together a "Grand Tour" of the many new features and options, at the same time he gives you lots of actual code with a wonderfull example program application. If your an Apple dveloper you definitely don't want to miss this one.