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Join Date: Dec 2000
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I've toyed with the Apple cocoa tutorials, and to be honest I've never really grokked what's going on, especially with interface builder.
What's the best way to get into Mac cocoa programming ? I've got a programming background, so that's not the issue. It's getting to grips with implementing stuff, with the class libraries and the terminology
I guess what I need is a cookbook-style approach, where I think "I want to do x" and the cookbook says "in that case, do y and z"
...and if I see another currency converter I'll scream !
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Have you tried the O'Reilly tutorials?
Personally, I just read Apple's documentation, did the currency converter tutorial, then set myself another app I wanted to make (an international clock app) and whenever I got to something that stumped me, I'd read the documentation or look at sample code until I got un-stumped.
You might also be interested in The Vermont Recipes. (It's not a currency converter!)
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Chuck
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Join Date: Mar 2000
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Most people would suggest buying a book. See http://www.cocoadev.com/index.pl?CocoaBooks for a list with ratings and comments and stuff. If you want a step-by-step tutorial through building some working apps, take a look at Cocoa Recipes and Building Cocoa Applications.
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Well, after reading the rave review, I've just ordered Aaron Hillegass' book. Seems like the O'Reilly books are mostly re-hashes of the Apple material, and though I usually swear by O'Reilly, I've found their Cocoa books to be a bit dry.
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Join Date: Sep 1999
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Originally posted by Gee4orce:
Well, after reading the rave review, I've just ordered Aaron Hillegass' book. Seems like the O'Reilly books are mostly re-hashes of the Apple material, and though I usually swear by O'Reilly, I've found their Cocoa books to be a bit dry.
Excellent choice. I have that book, and it's taught me Cocoa very well.
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