Re: Docs, questions and stuff
Re: Docs, questions and stuff
- Subject: Re: Docs, questions and stuff
- From: "David P. Henderson" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 10:31:41 -0400
On Sunday, August 26, 2001, at 04:17 , Chris Gehlker wrote:
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On 8/25/01 7:58 PM, "Jonathan Hendry" <email@hidden> wrote:
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> Actually, no, Java would be fine. I just really think C++ would be
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> the wrong track, and too much work by half.
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I'm really happy to hear you say that. I can't see that there is that
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much
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to choose between them but what the heck.
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I have to agree with Jonathan. I groked OO much better after reading
_Thinking_In_Java_. IMO, Java is a much better model for understanding
how ObjC works than C++. While C++ can be used for OO, it is often
taught in classes and books as _C_ plus plus ie C with really
useful/nifty additions. In this regard, recommending a good learning
Java book is much better for learning the principles to using ObjC and
Cocoa in conjunction with a good intro to C book for those with no C
experience. As an additional point, since Java can be used to write
Cocoa applications, and C++ can not, the person learning could then
apply the Java skills to learning and using Cocoa rather than attempting
to translate Java to ObjC. This point is more significant to programming
newbies than those with any programming experience.
Dave
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