DESCRIPTION

For developers who have learned the elegant and highly productive

Ruby language, it can be a real drag to switch back to a traditional

static programming tool like Objective-C. MacRuby, a Ruby 1.9

implementation that sits directly on the Mac OS X core, gives Rubyists

the potential to code Cocoa apps without sacrificing the language

features they've come to depend on.

MacRuby In Action is a tutorial for Ruby developers who want to code

for OS X without learning Objective C. Readers will learn the ins and

outs of the MacRuby language, including straightforward examples of

creating OS X applications using Cocoa components. The core of the

book is an example-driven tour of the Cocoa framework from the Ruby

perspective that focuses on getting things done.

KEY POINTS

F * Complete guide to MacRuby

F * Contains numerous examples

F * Covers design patterns and Mac App Store development