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Title: Cocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 0321503619
Author:
Aaron Hillegass
Publicate Date: 2008-05-15
Publish: 2008-05-15
List Price: $49.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Definitive.. start
The perfect kick-start. Does exactly what it says on the lid. I read it twice the first time without a screen in front of me and it gives a great overview of the fundamentals. Would give 6 stars if I could.
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2: Great Book, even better Class
This book is by-far the best book for learning Cocoa Programming and understanding why you doing what you are. The book is based on Aaron's years of working with and teaching Cocoa programming at NeXT, Apple and his company Big Nerd Ranch. Aaron keep's the book moving with small logically laid out chapters and leave out the superfluous B.S. that so many other authors insist on writing for days on. In my opinion Aaron's book isn't really intended for people with no object-oriented programming experience but if you have a decent amount of experience in a HL language such as C or Pascal you shouldn't have much of a problem picking up on the concepts. I would suggest reading an object-c book prior to working with this book only because object-c's syntax and library leaves some people scratching their heads. The only thing better than reading this book is taking Aarons 5 or 7 day Cocoa Boot camps from his company Big Nerd Ranch ( www.bignerdranch.com ). Both the book and the boot camps are money well spent.
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3: C# ASP.NET Developer Learning XCode
I currently am a Web App Developer who uses C# and Visual Studio. I have been using macs forever and wanted to learn how to code for the iPhone and figured this is the best place to start learning Objective-C. This book is very good at explaining Objective-C and how to write code for it. I am at the eighth chapter and already am writing my own code. I downloaded the examples in the book and the way I approach it is, read the chapter, copy the example code (not from the clipboard!) then read the chapter again. The book has a bunch of great examples and is fun to do. I look forward to writing native mac apps!
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4: The Cocoa Bible
This book is amazing. It covers everything you need to know, in depth, very easy to read and understand, and very quick to digest. It is THE Cocoa Bible.
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5: OS X developer must have
If you plan to write for Mac OS X, and have some programming experience, this book is a MUST HAVE. This is by far the best introductory book I have ever read on any language.
If you DO NOT have programming experience, I would still recommend this book. There are some spots where the logic might be hard to grasp, but Aaron Hillegass walks you through it.
In either case, but more so for beginners, I would also recommend Programming in Objective-C (Developer's Library). The less experience you have, the more strongly I would suggest reading this book first. It will walk you through the basics of straight Objective-C and then start you off using frameworks in OS X. If you are a Windows user and do not have a Mac, Programming in Objective-C (Developer's Library) will show you how to write and compile Objective-C in Windows.
(Look for the new version of this book which uses Objective-C 2.0)
I come from Windows development, having programmed in VB 6, VB.NET, C (and variants), and java. Aaron Hillegass takes you right into the heart of the Mac OS X development environment and gives you a guided tour. Showing you the basics of both Cocoa and the X Code development environment. Pick the book up and you won't regret it. This is a walkthrough tutorial style book. It is not a reference book. Apples online documentation is the best reference for Cocoa.
There are a lot of resources out there for Cocoa programmers. If you are looking for more help with Cocoa, check out the free podcasts that are available on iTunes. "CocoaCast" is a 'screen cast' that actually follows this book and may help you if you have trouble. Other podcasts that i find easy to listen to come from the Mac Developer Network such as "Late Night Cocoa" and "The Mac Developer Roundtable". They also have a great community that you can join by visiting www.mac-developer-network.com. They have video classes on some great topics which are very helpful.
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