Big Nerd Ranch Offers Cocoa Bootcamp
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 24, 2014 -- Big Nerd Ranch has announced that it is now offering its popular Cocoa I Bootcamp, taught by Adam Preble, author of the company’s Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X guide. The five-day course will be held at the Atlanta-area Ranch Feb. 3-7.
The Big Nerd Ranch Cocoa I Bootcamp is ideal for programmers who want to learn to develop applications for Mac OS X. No experience with programming for Macs is needed, but students should understand an object-oriented language such as Java or C++.
The class, which uses Mac OS X Mavericks and Xcode 5, will teach students to:
Write complex applications for Mac OS X.
Demonstrate fluency in Objective-C.
Master Interface Builder and Xcode.
Find and understand the online documentation.
Demonstrate experience with the most common classes in the frameworks.
Understand the design patterns used in Cocoa.
Recognize several common idioms of the Cocoa community.
Big Nerd Ranch offers immersive app development bootcamps in Atlanta, Northern California and the Netherlands. See highlights from the class schedule below or visit http://www.bignerdranch.com to access the full bootcamp schedule.
Big Nerd Ranch
Just southwest of Atlanta, the original Ranch treats students to a sanctuary where they can clear their minds and focus on learning. It fills up quickly and offers the largest variety of classes.
Courses offered include:
The Beginning iOS Bootcamp, offered Jan. 25-31, Feb. 22-28 and March 15-21. The course teaches novice students to build iOS applications. All course materials have been updated for iOS 7.
For advanced iOS developers who have the basics under their belts, the Advanced iOS Bootcamp is offered March 10-14. The course will delve deeper into iOS—and iOS 7—by covering concurrency, rendering performance and view controller transitions, along with maximizing the performance of iOS applications.
For those with a working knowledge of Java, the Android Bootcamp is offered Feb. 3-7. Students will be immersed in the Android platform and walk away from the class ready to build Android GUIs and related components.
The Cocoa I Bootcamp, offered Feb. 3-7, is an intensive five-day course that will teach students to develop applications for Mac OS X using Mavericks and Xcode 5.
Big Nerd Ranch West
Our newest Ranch, a refuge by the sea in Northern California, offers students seeking to sharpen their coding skills a serene atmosphere and access to expert instructors.
Courses offered this winter include:
The Beginning iOS Bootcamp, offered Feb. 1-7, March 1-7, and April 12-18. The course teaches novice students to build iOS applications. All course materials have been updated for iOS 7.
For advanced iOS developers who have the basics under their belts, the Advanced iOS Bootcamp is offered Feb. 10-14 and March 31-April 4. The course will delve deeper into iOS—and iOS 7—by covering concurrency, rendering performance and view controller transitions, along with maximizing the performance of iOS applications.
For those with a working knowledge of Java, the Android Bootcamp is offered Jan. 27-31. Students will be immersed in the Android platform and walk away from the class ready to build Android GUIs and related components.
Geared toward novice developers, the HTML5 Apps with jQuery Bootcamp, offered March 24-28, teaches students the tools, techniques and best practices used to build modern desktop and mobile apps for the open web platform.
Big Nerd Ranch Europe
The state-of-the-art classroom and experienced instructors at Big Nerd Ranch Europe, just an hour outside Amsterdam, provide students with a peaceful backdrop to expand their programming knowledge.
Courses offered this winter include:
The Beginning iOS Bootcamp, offered Feb.15-21 and May 24-30. The course teaches novice students to build iOS applications. All course materials have been updated for iOS 7.
For advanced iOS developers who have the basics under their belts, the Advanced iOS Bootcamp is offered March 10-14. The course will delve deeper into iOS—and iOS 7—by covering concurrency, rendering performance and view controller transitions, along with maximizing the performance of iOS applications.
For those with a working knowledge of Java, the Android Bootcamp is offered April 14-18. Students will be immersed in the Android platform and walk away from the class ready to build Android GUIs and related components.
Tuition for all courses includes private accommodations, shuttle transportation between the airport and the facility, all meals and course materials, extensive lab hours with instructors, access to alumni forums and an official completion certificate. Space is limited. To view the full class schedule, visit http://training.bignerdranch.com/.
For information about Big Nerd Ranch’s bootcamps in the U.S. or to enroll, call 770-817-6373 or email training(at)bignerdranch(dot)com. Call +31 6 28 833 433 or email europe(at)bignerdranch(dot)com for European courses.
Big Nerd Ranch is a U.S.-based training and consulting company known for its immersive courses on app development and its best-selling series of books, the Big Nerd Ranch Guides. Retreat-style courses are held in Atlanta, Northern California and in the Netherlands. Corporate courses are held onsite throughout the world. The Big Nerd Ranch consulting division develops apps and software globally for corporate clients.
For more information, visit bignerdranch.com or follow Big Nerd Ranch on Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and Twitter. Big Nerd Ranch has offices in Atlanta and Amsterdam.
LeAnn Boucher, Big Nerd Ranch, http://www.bignerdranch.com, +1 (404) 932-8677, [email protected]
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