title: Beginning Mac Programming (Mac/Graphics)
author: Jeff Thompson
description: Working as a software developer since 1985, Jeff Thompson has written applications in various languages such as BASIC, DBI, 6502 Assembler, C, and C++. He worked with and developed languages on platforms from the days of the TRS-80, Apple II, and the Macintosh Plus all the way up to today's latest Pentium PCs and the latest Macintosh PowerPC systems. He is employed by CTI Data SOlutions as Senior Systems Analyst and Technical Lead on one of the highest-rated Billing Analysis software applications in the country. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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  Macintosh/Programming
  
  
  _**In**_
  
  
  _**Color**_
  
  
  _**Making Everything Easier!™**_
  
  
  **Join the fun! Start developing**
  
  
  **apps for the Mac desktop now —**
  
  
  _**Mac**_
  
  
  **Open the book and find:**
  
  
  **this book shows you how!**
  
  
  **• The skills you’ll need to develop**
  
  
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  _**Application D**_
  
  
  **Mac apps**
  
  
  The Mac App Store is open for desktop business! You can get
  
  
  in on the action with this easy-to-follow guide to developing a
  
  
  **• Where to find online assistance**
  
  
  Mac app from concept to completion. Here’s how to become
  
  
  **• Sources and resources for a**
  
  
  a registered Mac developer, plan an app that users will love,
  
  
  _**Mac®**_
  
  
  **Mac project**
  
  
  work with Objective-C and code libraries, build and debug your
  
  
  **• Advice on testing a 