Re: book for n00b
Re: book for n00b
- Subject: Re: book for n00b
- From: Charles Srstka <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:12:05 -0600
On Jan 16, 2013, at 2:33 PM, Richard Somers <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Scott Ribe <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> I know someone who's developed an interest in developing for Mac. No programming experience, some HTML, so classic newbie.
>>
>> Would Hillegass' book still be the best intro?
>
> No that will not work. Hillegass's book assumes that you already have a background in Java, C, C++ or the like. A more gentle introduction is needed.
That's true of Hillegass's book on Cocoa, but not of Hillegass's book on Objective-C (which is the one T.J. recommended):
http://www.amazon.com/Objective-C-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0321706285
I don't have the book, but from looking at the Amazon preview, it doesn't look like it assumes you have a background in anything. The sample pages start with the standard "So you want to be a programmer" type stuff, and end with it explaining what the concept of a variable is.
Looking at the table of contents, it looks like it talks about variables, types, branches, functions, integers, floats, loops, pointers, and structs before it gets to anything Obj-C related.
I think the Hillegass book (on Obj-C) looks like it would be fine, particularly given Hillegass' reputation.
Charles
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