Re: Book: Mac OS X Advanced Development Techniques
Re: Book: Mac OS X Advanced Development Techniques
- Subject: Re: Book: Mac OS X Advanced Development Techniques
- From: publiclook <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 12:01:37 -0400
How does your book compare to "Cocoa Programming" by Anguish et. al. ?
I'm not asking about writing style or anything. I am just curious
about information content, utility, and market niche. For example,
both books claim to include advanced topics. If I already have "Cocoa
Programming," should I but your book too ? If I don't have either,
should I by both or only one. Which one ?
On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 10:44 AM, Joe Zobkiw wrote:
On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 10:20 AM, Jim Rankin wrote:
Thanks for responding.
I guess my question is how do you see this book in relation to others
on the market already? What niche does your book fill that was
missing previously, and what motivated you to write it?
It looks like the kind of book to pick up and read about whatever
topic interests you at that moment, without going through it
linearly. Is that about right?
Yes, that is exactly right. The one caveat to this is that I may
explain something in an early chapter and not go over it in as much
detail in a later chapter (ie: project settings, etc.) However, if you
are reading the later chapters first, the odds are you know what
you're doing to some extent so this shouldn't be an issue. The book
can successfully be read either in order or not.
In relation to other books on the market, many of them teach you how
to program in Cocoa. I wanted to write a book that didn't focus on
teaching you the language but instead gave you solid examples written
using the tools, classes and language. The "next stop" once you learn
the core concepts. My first book was a similar attempt - something a
little deeper in the niche. I may not sell as many books as some of
the more mainstream titles, but I think people appreciate it.
Hope this helps!
<joe>
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