Cocoa Programming For Mac OS X (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
My first book on Cocoa and Objective-C programming. Did not cover iOS (then iPhone OS) programming.Wasn't a beginner book. It assumed some competence on Mac OS usage and culture. Difficult to get through; wasn't a good match to my need at the time (iPhone OS programming). However, later, as I learned the platform, I came back to this book periodically, to see how it treated some topics. An OK book. This is how technical books should be written. If you want to learn Cocoa programming for Mac OS X, I highly recommend this book.The author does an excellent job of walking the reader through the need-to-know parts of developing Cocoa software on the Mac. His style is very approachable. A breadth of fresh air, a technical book that does NOT read like a cryptic UNIX man page. Hillegass "gets" his audience.I would not recommend this book to a beginner or non-programmer. A decent understanding of object-oriented programming concepts is a prerequisite. Any seasoned C++ or Java programmer should have no issues with the material.I would also recommend this book to iPhone developers new to Cocoa. It does an excellent job of filling in the gaps that Apple omits in their iPhone guides and tutorials.
What do You think about Cocoa Programming For Mac OS X (2008)?
Much same as the two last editions. Good tutorial introducing cocoa on Mac OS X Leopard.
—kelseybrafordd
