Korrupted Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Hello. I have a few questions about Mac programming: 1. I use c++ as my primary programming language. For mac apps, should I use carbon or cocoa? 2. Is there a site where I can find some decent tutorials on either carbon or cocoa? Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 1. Use Cocoa. It will give an advantage in that you can utilize the Mac Services menu. 2. There are several books on XCode out there. Try searching Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 May I inquire as to what the Mac Services menu is? EDIT: Nevermind, a quick Google search told me. Thanks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 1. Use Cocoa. It will give an advantage in that you can utilize the Mac Services menu. That's not exactly biggest differential in Carbon versus Cocoa. In short, all new development for OS X should be done in Cocoa. Carbon in essentially legacy support for Classic Mac applications. To get started quickly, get a copy of Aaron Hillegass' Cocoa book: http://www.bignerdranch.com/products/cocoa1.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 You might want to invest sme major time in learning Apple's Human Interface Guidelines (which is in Help Center). Noting gives me a bigger gripe than a developer who won't follow standard guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 To get started quickly, get a copy of Aaron Hillegass' Cocoa book: http://www.bignerdranch.com/products/cocoa1.shtml I got this book last week and have been slowly going through it. Written in a lession, tutorial style. It's very easy to understand, and get comfortable with. Now I'm only about 1/3 through it, but so far I like the layout, the organization, the style, and I think I am definitely learning something, well let's hope anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Aaron's Cocoa book is good for getting started quicking, but I am not really a fan of these sorts of step-by-step guides. I have both the first and second editions of the book, but have never completely read it. I am more of an advocate of learning by doing. Figuring out what you need to know when when you actually need it. Although it needs to be updated, the Cocoa book by Anguish et al., is better for that sort of approach. It is more of a reference guide with over 1200 pages: http://www.cocoaprogramming.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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