Cocoa Programming and Development

Cocoa is Apple's native object-oriented application programming interface (API). Earlier, this program environment was constructed for Mac OS X operating system. However, the Cocoa originates from the neXTSTEP and OpenStep programming environments which afterward became Apple's property, after they get the company neXT. Now, all iPhone applications are developed within this framework. Not only, iPhone, applications for the iPod Touch and the iPad, are also developed using Cocoa. It consists of the Foundation Kit, Application Kit, and Core Data frameworks. Frameworks of Cocoa: Cocoa consists of 3 'Objective-C' object libraries called frameworks. These are similar to shared libraries in functionality. Frameworks' add associated resources, header files, and documentation to the framework. The Cocoa frameworks are implemented as a type of application bundle, containing the below mentioned items in standard locations. • Foundation Kit • Application Kit or AppKit • Core Data A key part of the Cocoa architecture is its comprehensive view model, which allows creation of custom drawing content in cocoa framework, using PostScript-like drawing commands. This in-turn allows automatic printer support and so forth. Cocoa framework manages all the clipping, scrolling, scaling and other chores of drawing graphics, thus the programmer is freed from implementing basic infrastructure and he/she only needs to concentrate on the unique aspects of an application's content. Mobile Application Development with Cocoa Programming: Development Tools that are used by mobile application developers are - • Xcode • Interface Builder • Dashcode • Quartz Composer • AppleScript Studio • Automator • GCC • GDB • PackageMaker • Instruments • Shark • OpenGL Tools Development Languages/Environments/APIs/Frameworks/Protocols - • C, C++, Objective-C, Java, AppleScript, JavaScript, PostScript, RealBasic, Perl, Python, Ruby, XML, XSLrn• Carbon, Cocoa,, WxWidgets, WebObjects, Java, AppleScript, OSScript, Darwin, BSD, X11rn• Cocoa Distant Objects, Apple Events, Core Foundation, CFPlugin, Core Animation, Core Audio, Core Data, Core Image, Core Video, CGDirectDisplay, ColorSync, Apple Events, Quartz, QuickTime, OpenAL, OpenGLrn• Address Book, Automator, Dashboard, Spotlight, Security/Keychain Services, Publication Subscription (RSS/Atom), PDF Kit, Search Kit, Web Kit, IO Kit, Web Services Accessrn• AppleTalk, TCP/IP, UDP, SOAP, FTP, HTTP, Open Transportrn• Launchd Daemons & Agents, Apple Sys Log, BSD Sockets, Mach Port, Distributed Notifications Benefits of having your own iPhone application - 1) It gives employees the opportunity to access information easily from anywhere everywhere.rn2) It increases overall employee productivity and internal revenues by unifying communications with entire business structure.rn3) The iPhone market is growing quickly. That is why; the popularity of iPhone applications within corporations is also growing, making it even more attractive for business owners.rn4) Running application business is at the height of its fame. In such a scenario, you can get an iPhone application developed for in-house use as well as for business trading and earn a profit from it.rn5) Other benefits that you can get are as follows: • It promotes your brand. • It keeps your available and makes you distinguished among your industry. • It is also a cost-effective and economical marketing tool. • It gives you a plethora of opportunity to capture your niche market.