Cocoa Touch is the programming interface for the iPhone. At Apple's iPhone SDK announcement, Scott Forstall introduced multitouch controls and accelerometers to enhance the Cocoa interface. Game developers, Forstall said, will have access to the accelerometers.
About Cocoa
Cocoa is the native programming environment for Mac OS X. It is one of five of the available APIs offered from Apple. It was derived from the original programming used for the NeXT operating system. On December 20, 1996, Apple acquired NeXT and incorporated much of it's programming into Mac OS X including Cocoa.
Cocoa Touch News and Blogs
- Google News: Cocoa Touch
- Google Blog Search: Cocoa Touch
- Macworld: Game developers bullish on iPhone (March 7, 2008)
- InfoWorld: Developer talks of iPhone SDK pluses and a few minuses (March 7, 2008)
- "Rodriguez called Cocoa Touch, the iPhone version of Cocoa for the Mac desktop, the best library for developing user interface stuff he has ever seen in his career as a developer."
- The Washington Post: Apple Throws the iPhone Apps Door Wide Open (March 7, 2008)
- Engadget: iPhone SDK comparison chart (March 6, 2008)
- Cocoa Touch is the update of Apple's previous framework, Cocoa. Engadget seems optimistic about the iPhone SDK updates, but notes that it will have considerable competition from Microsoft and Nokia.
- Gizmodo: Apple Reveals iPhone SDK (March 6, 2008)
- PC World: Live From Apple's iPhone Event: Applications (March 6, 2008)
- Macworld: Apple unveils iPhone SDK (March 6, 2008)
- TechCrunch: iPhone 2.0: Enterprise Ready. Developer Ready. (March 6, 2008)
- CNET: Live blog from Apple's iPhone SDK announcement (March 6, 2008)
- ars technica: Developers licking their fingers over Cocoa Touch iPhone SDK (March 6, 2008)
- InfoWorld: iPhone SDK exceeds developer expectations (March 6, 2008)
- CNET: With new iPhone software, Apple breaks from the pack (March 6, 2008)
- IntoMobile: Apple releasing iPhone SDK today in beta form... (March 6, 2008)
Should C++ be known before trying to program in cocoa touch?
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No. You can use C++ to program on the iPhone, but Cocoa Touch really requires Objective C. Objective C has many similarities to C++, but is not the ...
Where can I find the best hot cocoa recipe?(2 Answers)
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Here is a link to many hot cocoa video recipes that should help you out.
Does white chocolate have cocoa in it? (2 Answers)
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White chocolate does indeed have cocoa in it, but it does not have any cocoa solids. White chocolate uses deodorized cocoa butter, which is vegetable fat extracted from ...
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Provides an abstraction layer for the iPhone OS
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Built around touch input
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Based on Cocoa API
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Believed to stand for "Core Objective-C Object Architecture"
