Mastering Objective-C

1.Getting Started with Objective-C
1.1.What is Objective-C?
1.2.A Brief History of Objective-C
1.3.Setting up the Development Environment
1.4.Your First Objective-C Program
2.Objective-C Basics
2.1.Data Types and Variables
2.2.Operators and Expressions
2.3.Control Structures (if, else, switch, loops)
2.4.Arrays and Collections
2.5.Memory Management with ARC
3.Object-Oriented Programming in Objective-C
3.1.Classes and Objects
3.2.Properties and Instance Variables
3.3.Methods and Messaging
3.4.Inheritance and Polymorphism
3.5.Categories and Extensions
4.Working with Foundation Framework
4.1.Strings and String Manipulation
4.2.Working with Dates and Times
4.3.File I/O and Data Persistence
4.4.Memory Management in Manual Reference Counting
4.5.Working with Collections (Arrays, Dictionaries, Sets)
5.Advanced Objective-C Features
5.1.Protocols and Delegates
5.2.Blocks and Grand Central Dispatch (GCD)
5.3.Working with Notifications
5.4.Key-Value Coding (KVC) and Key-Value Observing (KVO)
5.5.Advanced Memory Management with MRC
6.Working with Core Data
6.1.Introduction to Core Data
6.2.Core Data Stack and Managed Objects
6.3.Fetching and Querying Data
6.4.Data Modeling and Relationships
6.5.Data Migration and Versioning
7.User Interface Design with UIKit
7.1.Introduction to UIKit
7.2.Creating User Interfaces Programmatically
7.3.Interface Builder and Storyboards
7.4.Navigation and Tab Bar Controllers
7.5.Auto Layout and Adaptive User Interfaces
8.Advanced UIKit Topics
8.1.Custom Views and Drawing
8.2.Core Animation and Layer-Based Rendering
8.3.Touch Events and Gesture Recognition
8.4.Working with Table Views and Collection Views
8.5.Integrating Core Graphics and Core Image
9.Networking and Web Services
9.1.Working with NSURLSession
9.2.RESTful API Integration
9.3.JSON and XML Parsing
9.4.Authentication and Security Considerations
9.5.Background Networking and Data Synchronization
10.Localization and Internationalization
10.1.Preparing Your App for Localization
10.2.Working with String Localization
10.3.Handling Date, Time, and Currency Formats
10.4.Right-to-Left (RTL) Support
11.Debugging and Testing
11.1.Using Xcode Debugger
11.2.Unit Testing with XCTest
11.3.Instruments for Performance Analysis
11.4.Crash Reporting and Diagnostics
12.App Store Submission and Distribution
12.1.Preparing Your App for Submission
12.2.App Store Connect and Review Process
12.3.Managing App Versions and Updates
12.4.In-App Purchases and App Store Optimization
12.5.App Distribution and Enterprise Deployment
13.Integrating with Native Features
13.1.Camera and Photo Library Access
13.2.Location Services and MapKit
13.3.Core Motion and Sensors
13.4.Push Notifications and Background Execution
13.5.Integrating with HealthKit and HomeKit
14.Future of Objective-C and Swift
14.1.Evolution of Objective-C
14.2.Transitioning to Swift
14.3.Hybrid Objective-C and Swift Projects
14.4.Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Language
15.15.Appendix
15.1.Objective-C Language Reference
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