Re: Java or Objective-C for Cocoa?
Re: Java or Objective-C for Cocoa?
- Subject: Re: Java or Objective-C for Cocoa?
- From: "Alexander F. Hartner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 09:30:43 +0200
Hi all,
I have worked with both Objective C and Java for some time now. For a
novice Java is a lot simple to learn as it allows one to focus on
design and concepts such as polymorphism. I have to concede that Java
might be a little bit slower, especially for graphically intense
applications. Also the available documentation and tutorials on Java
are far better when compared to Objective C, especially when one is
starting out. I would use garbage collection as an argument for Java
rather then against it. Yes it might cause the sporadic slight delay
but this is a small price to pay for the memory management you get.
Objective C provides some nice concepts such as Categories and the
ability to modify a existing class. These a nice features, but require
a proper understanding of Object Orientation.
I would suggest to first get properly into Java before commencing on to
C++ / Objective C. Have a look at
http://solms.co.za. They offer a lot
of programming courses and their course material is free for
downloading in PDF format. Also Bruce Eckels "Thinking in Java" should
be available somewhere in PDF form. The Java tutorial from sun
(java.sun.com) is also very good, not to forget JavaDoc.
Alex
On Apr 2, 2004, at 12:43, Claus Atzenbeck wrote:
Hi,
I want to develop some applications based on the Cocoa framework, which
are heavily graphic based, similar to Exposi. However, I'm a beginner
when it comes to programming Java or Objective-C. I want to go deeper
into one of those languages and I don't mind which one.
I can see that learning Java would be cool, because I also would be
able
to develop platform independent apps as well. On the other side, I have
heard that Objective-C might be the better choice for Cocoa, especially
for heavy graphical stuff. Is there really a big difference?
Any opinion about that?
Any recommendation for good beginners tutorials for Java/Objective-C
and
Cocoa? Would be nice if those would be free for download and easy to
print (one PDF rather than many HTML pages), like Apple's "The
Objective-C Programming Language".
Thanks for your feedback!
Claus
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