Re: Newbie seeking advice on reference docs
Re: Newbie seeking advice on reference docs
- Subject: Re: Newbie seeking advice on reference docs
- From: Andrew Farmer <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:52:55 -0700
On 19 Aug 07, at 12:59, Frank Bettger wrote:
Hello I'm just starting out and need advice on which reference
documents to
read.
My background; I have fiddled with the following programming
languages:
Python, C, Hypertalk, Lingo, Pascal, Mathematica, Lisp.
I'm currently reading Hillegass' book but thought that I would get
acquainted with the reference docs from Apple. However there are
so many
that I get overwhelmed. Here are some that look interesting to me.
If you're trying to learn Cocoa, run through the "Cocoa Application
Tutorial Using Objective-C" first. Out of all the documents you've
mentioned, it's the only one that's a stand-alone tutorial.
Then read these three documents. Don't worry; the first two are just
a few pages long:
Memory Management Programming Guide for Cocoa
Interface Builder
The Objective-C Programming Language
You should avoid Core Data (as described in the "Core Data
Programming Guide") until you have a firm grasp of the Cocoa
framework. Despite the name, it's not a core component of the Cocoa
framework, and it's not necessary for most applications.
These following three aren't really worth reading unless you have
specific questions:
Xcode Quick Tour Guide
Introduction to Xcode 2 User Guide
Debugging with GDB
These last three are references. Reading through them would be
extremely tedious:
Foundation Framework Reference
Application Kit Framework Reference
Objective-C Runtime Reference
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