Cocoa® Programming

Chapter 26. Application Requirements, Design, and Documentation

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Designing an Application with Requirements

• Designing TransparentTetris

• Implementing the Design

• Using AutoDoc

In this chapter, the design of a Cocoa application is described by using the requirements, design, and documentation of a very simple Cocoa game that is similar to the classic Tetris puzzle game. Learning by example is often the most efficient method. Other chapters provide examples that highlight the use of Cocoa classes and the details of the API. Through examples, this chapter explains why an application is designed and implemented in a particular way. In some cases, alternate designs are described to illustrate the trade-offs and reasoning employed. The chapter ...