ripspinner Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I have some programming experience in Windows and Linux and want to gain some experience in Mac programming. I primarily develop in C++ and want to know what tools I will need to start out with on the Mac. Preferably free tools! Second are there any good sites to go to to get started? Mac uses Objective C is that correct? Is it far different from C++ or very similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poco Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 XCode is Apple's own set of developer tools. You can grab the latest copy off of Apple's Mac Dev Center at no cost! While Objective-C is widely used for OS X and iPhone programming, the compiler can still compile C++ files. For learning I'm not so sure where to direct you having learnt Objective-C through a combination of an old teacher of mine (now a full time programmer) and some iPhone oriented tutorials (iCodeBlog). Hope this gives you an idea, iPoco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripspinner Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Thanks that will help me get started. It's good to know I can use C++, and I'll explore Obective C as I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs5694 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Note that XCode comes with OS X 10.6, although it's not installed by default. It should be on the DVD, though, if you've got a retail DVD. I believe an update is available, so you can either install from the DVD and then accept the update, or track down the latest version online and install it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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