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# Mac OS X and iOS Internals: To the Apple's Core

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Review: Awesome - So I've got an entire bookshelf dedicated to lower level software books and this is by far the most versatile and most information packed. It is incredibly terse and comprehensive. I can see anyone from just an average user that wants to learn about macs to a senior developer who has much experience in c and even objective c but not necessarily the inner workings of Darwin find a lot of use from this book. I have not finished it yet (its almost 1000 pages) but I have already learned enough to fill 10 buckets. What I also love is how it refers to other books that go far more in depth on each topic. So yes in a sense this book is comprised of summaries but they still go in depth enough for one to understand the gist of whats going on. I can say from the start that the chapter on EFI is pretty phenomenal and that coupled with all the information on the mach architecture has taught me an incredible amount. Overall if you are interested in learning about macs and how they work, or are a programmer and want to learn how to take advantage of some lower level stuff or if you're more in the hacker field and enjoy seeing how things work under the hood and how you can manipulate them to your advantage (me) you will definitely enjoy this book.
Review: Great book to snoop under the hood of OSX and iOS - Really well made book; started it now but it has ton of info about OSX and iOS. If you are a regular user, this book is a waste of time, but if you work on hardware, software or you want to learn the inner mechanics of this operating system, this book will guide you trough the ton of info that nobody tells you about. I have serious problems to understand the official docs from Apple; when I am able to find what I need of course...and this book resolve both issues. It will guide you trough the various applications running on the system, telling you what they do, then you will get your feet wet working on terminal, getting info about the kernel, Mach and the underlying structure of the OS, where each specific layer is explained. If you do kernel programming work, this book is a bible. IF you are a beginner, this book will tell you what is going on when you run your app on iOS or OSX, using Xcode, or how to manipulate some inner mechanism of the system. Do yourself a favor and read this book; it is for Mac/iOS developers, the equivalent of what the K&R book is, for C programmers.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,734,768 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #102 in Apple Programming #220 in Macintosh Operating System #435 in Mobile App Development & Programming |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (45) |
| Dimensions  | 7.4 x 1.55 x 9.3 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 1118057651 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1118057650 |
| Item Weight  | 3.15 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 864 pages |
| Publication date  | November 6, 2012 |
| Publisher  | Wrox |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome
*by D***N on November 2, 2012*

So I've got an entire bookshelf dedicated to lower level software books and this is by far the most versatile and most information packed. It is incredibly terse and comprehensive. I can see anyone from just an average user that wants to learn about macs to a senior developer who has much experience in c and even objective c but not necessarily the inner workings of Darwin find a lot of use from this book. I have not finished it yet (its almost 1000 pages) but I have already learned enough to fill 10 buckets. What I also love is how it refers to other books that go far more in depth on each topic. So yes in a sense this book is comprised of summaries but they still go in depth enough for one to understand the gist of whats going on. I can say from the start that the chapter on EFI is pretty phenomenal and that coupled with all the information on the mach architecture has taught me an incredible amount. Overall if you are interested in learning about macs and how they work, or are a programmer and want to learn how to take advantage of some lower level stuff or if you're more in the hacker field and enjoy seeing how things work under the hood and how you can manipulate them to your advantage (me) you will definitely enjoy this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book to snoop under the hood of OSX and iOS
*by C***F on November 23, 2013*

Really well made book; started it now but it has ton of info about OSX and iOS. If you are a regular user, this book is a waste of time, but if you work on hardware, software or you want to learn the inner mechanics of this operating system, this book will guide you trough the ton of info that nobody tells you about. I have serious problems to understand the official docs from Apple; when I am able to find what I need of course...and this book resolve both issues. It will guide you trough the various applications running on the system, telling you what they do, then you will get your feet wet working on terminal, getting info about the kernel, Mach and the underlying structure of the OS, where each specific layer is explained. If you do kernel programming work, this book is a bible. IF you are a beginner, this book will tell you what is going on when you run your app on iOS or OSX, using Xcode, or how to manipulate some inner mechanism of the system. Do yourself a favor and read this book; it is for Mac/iOS developers, the equivalent of what the K&R book is, for C programmers.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good explanations but lacking examples
*by S***H on December 30, 2014*

One of the few books available on this subject. Well written but would have loved some more examples.

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