To C++ users trying to use Cocoa
To C++ users trying to use Cocoa
- Subject: To C++ users trying to use Cocoa
- From: Peter Hudson <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 07:51:23 -0700
Hi there,
Up until 5 years ago I coded only in C++ ( since C++ first happened )
I have built and maintained a number of large ( 3 million plus lines of code ) C++ apps. I guess I was no beginner.
Then I discovered Cocoa. I have now built quite a large GUI based app. in it. One or two things have become clear to me over the last five years.
If you want to build *high-quality* apps and build them *fast* use Cocoa and Objective-C.
Learn the metaphor of working in Cocoa and Objective-C - drop the baggage of continual comparison with C++ - most of it does not apply.
Sensible use of Cocoa encourages an OO metaphor that helps keep development and maintenance easier.
Of exceptions in Objective C and Cocoa - I simply don't use them. I've never found a need to.
Cocoa was built by people who built serious applications - and they have built a set of tools of huge power and elegance to assist in this task ( Cocoa ).
In the app I have built in Cocoa there is no C++ at all. It simply wasn't necessary to use C++
Not to be didactic of course....
PH
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