{"product_id":"concurrent-programming-in-mac-os-x-and-ios-unleash-multicore-performance-with-grand-central-dispatch-9781449305635","title":"Concurrent Programming in Mac OS X and IOS: Unleash Multicore Performance with Grand Central Dispatch","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow that multicore processors are coming to mobile devices, wouldn't it be great to take advantage of all those cores without having to manage threads? This concise book shows you how to use Apple's Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) to simplify programming on multicore iOS devices and Mac OS X. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManaging your application's resources on more than one core isn't easy, but it's vital. Apps that use only one core in a multicore environment will slow to a crawl. If you know how to program with Cocoa or Cocoa Touch, this guide will get you started with GCD right away, with many examples to help you write high-performing multithreaded apps. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePackage your code as block objects and invoke them with GCD \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand dispatch queues--the pools of threads managed by GCD \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse different methods for executing UI and non-UI tasks \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a group of tasks that GCD can run all at once \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstruct GCD to execute tasks only once or after a delay \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover how to construct your own dispatch queues \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vandad Nahavandipoor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 7.00w x 0.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781449305635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVandad Nahavandipoor has developed software using Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, Assembly, Delphi, and .NET for many years. As a staff member of acompany that is a global leader in mobile money solutions in London, he has worked with some of the world's biggest brands--such as Visaand US Bank---to deliver mobile applications to their customers.Vandad brings an interest in management, leadership andentrepreneurship to his work, believing in the synergy that isachieved as a result of cooperation and working together in a team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44907013242995,"sku":"9781449305635","price":32.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_02f15258-1575-4c5b-81c4-4f6a6ec28c8c.jpg?v=1777482028","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/concurrent-programming-in-mac-os-x-and-ios-unleash-multicore-performance-with-grand-central-dispatch-9781449305635","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}