Re: Super Newbie
Re: Super Newbie
- Subject: Re: Super Newbie
- From: Joseph Heck <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:06:55 -0800
On Nov 4, 2003, at 12:38 PM, Timothy Johnson wrote:
Objective C and Java are used in different areas. This is where I get
boggled. Are apps programmed using a combo of cocoa and java (for
instance) or are entire apps done in cocoa? I hear AppleScript can
make full featured programs, but i assume that since it is a scripting
language and not compiled that it is slower once your application gets
larger.
Java and Objective-C both have access to the libraries which are known
as Cocoa (the AppKit & Foundation) and you can make applications out of
one, the other, or a mix. Many people will tell you there's some
strangeness in mixing the two, or difficulties with using Java and the
Cocoa libraries - and they're right. But it's possible, and I've done
it without too much difficulty.
Applescript also has fully access to the language, but it may not scale
well to a really complex application. I don't know as I've not tried
it, but I have used it for quite one-off prototype stuff where I could
take advantage of either Applescript libraries or the shell to get
something done really quickly. I never noticed an appreciable
performance penalty in using it.
I personally prefer Objective-C with Cocoa, but going that route will
presume (or force) some level of familiarity with C.
Hope this helps,
-joe
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