1.1. Using Xcode for Development

In this book, I assume that you will be using the Xcode development environment for your coding. Xcode is an excellent IDE provided by Apple for free by simply signing up for the Apple developer program. It supports C, Objective-C, C++, Java, and several other languages natively, but we're only going to use it for Objective-C here.

1.1.1. Starting a project

When you first start Xcode, you are given the choice to open a recently opened project or to create a new one. For the purposes of our discussion here, choose to start a new project at this time so you can follow along. This brings up the New Project dialog box, as shown in Figure 1.1.