Core Data, Cocoa Bindings, and no code

Okay, let's get started with the fastest way to get Core Data up and running. It's also a way that amply demonstrates how well Core Data is designed to integrate seamlessly with Cocoa Bindings, and therefore also with Interface Builder.

It is, in fact, possible to create a simple app that uses Core Data and synchronizes it with its UI, without writing more than one single line of code.

Create the project

Create a new project using the Cocoa Application template. The app will list the crew of a Star Trek starship, so you may wish to name the project more imaginatively than the 5623_14_code name that this book uses.

If you do choose to use a name that starts with a digit, that starting digit will be replaced by an underscore...