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Re: Program structure
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Re: Program structure


  • Subject: Re: Program structure
  • From: Ben Golding <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 14:53:02 +1000

It's a good-sized project to start into Cocoa with, but I'm not a learner programmer... just a learner to Cocoa! I'd rather go into this with a goal that's challenging, yet brings great rewards when (I say 'when' not 'if'..!) I have managed to succeed at it.

Scott Ellsworth's suggestion to do a couple of vignette projects to get used to the environment and API is a sound one; I did the same thing for text input and output, archiving, various UI elements... It's worth doing.


My first goal (setting up a window in Interface Builder with controls, creating target/action links, then in XCode reading in a text file, and doing some simple search/replace on the text) has been a success! It's the first thing I've achieved in Cocoa without simply copying code from a book, and I'm so pleased and excited! I can see the reality of getting my project into Cocoa now and I don't want to look back!


Congratulations! It is, however, best to perform technology prototypes separately from shipping applications, to avoid the temptation to just leave in the prototype because it works 'well enough'.


You ask about the details of the application. I assume that attaching images to this list is a no no. If it's alright with you Joe, I was thinking of mocking up a diagram that shows the basic main elements of my program, and what it essentially does.

Mock-up all you want; I couldn't stop you if I wanted to. (: If you can, put them on a website somewhere and provide links; that should be sufficient visual aid.


Then I can list the few extra features that I'm expecting to add to the program once it's Cocoa-ized: things that I just can't get done in REALbasic. I thought I'd send this to you to have a look at. As I've said, I don't expect the answers, only some gentle nudging in the right direction.

Of course.


I don't intend to burden the List with endless 'simple' questions and I'm very willing to work hard myself and not rely on the experience of others to provide answers: all I need is pointers to where to look and I'll do the work.


Well, the best resources are to search the list via the CocoaBuilder archive and to, well, pump the list for knowledge. Simple questions are fine; they work the minds of the 'seasoned' Cocoa coders too.


Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it. Anyway enough rambling...

Pah, never enough rambling. Ramble on!
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