EnzymeX Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Im keen on learning to code, i have been interested in learning for about a year after reading this site and the efforts of OSx86 project which really captured my interests. However i have windows and i understand this is a Mac site. I would like to know where to start, and any info. the community has on starting. P.s if this thread has already been started may you delete it and point me in the direction of it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxsci(macuser) Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 i would guess you would want to learn C if you want to do OS coding. here are some steps... 1) get a tutorial 2) have Xcode on your computer - make a new file under BSD C file - that will be a good text editor for you to use (color coating etc) 3) after using whatever code in the tutorial open the terminal - type gcc 'filename.c' you will get a file a.out which will open in the terminal and thats how to learn C on mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 http://www.cocoalab.com/ They have a free eBook called "How to become an XCoder". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_7 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 i would like to become one too..but a question here..do i have to take some university course to learn programming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 i would like to become one too..but a question here..do i have to take some university course to learn programming? No. You can learn how to program by buying a book related to the language you want to learn. There are also many free tutorials for programming on the internet (use Google). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_7 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 No. You can learn how to program by buying a book related to the language you want to learn. There are also many free tutorials for programming on the internet (use Google). is objective c the same like c? what programming language is compatible for both osx and unix os? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 is objective c the same like c? what programming language is compatible for both osx and unix os? I believe Objective-C is based on C. Objective-C can be used in Unix too (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxsci(macuser) Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I believe Objective-C is based on C. Objective-C can be used in Unix too (I think). well... like any code you would have to have the compiler for it... if your really looking for a universal language go for C/C++ they're used for everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 is objective c the same like c? what programming language is compatible for both osx and unix os? Objective C is object oriented, while C is not. There are a lot of similarities, but you can't really learn C and just jump into Objective C without taking a course or reading a book on it. There are a lot of languages that are "compatible" with OS X and Unix, since OS X is built on Unix. However that doesn't necessarily mean you can write a Unix app and have it run under OS X without modification (unless it's a simple console app). The most portable language is Java, but even that can sometimes have some differences depending on OS (though not nearly as often). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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