Re: Learning the Interface Builder
Re: Learning the Interface Builder
- Subject: Re: Learning the Interface Builder
- From: Conrad Shultz <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:43:17 -0700
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On 11/2/11 3:25 PM, Amanda Rains wrote:
> Coco Programming for Mac OS X by Hillegass (3rd Edition)
> Programming in Objective-C 2.0 by by Stephen G. Kochan (2nd
> Edition) Cocoa Design Patterns by Erik Buck and Donald Yacktman
Not familiar with Kochan's work. I know that Hillegass has a freshly
minted book on Objective-C which might be worth looking at if you like
his writing style.
> When I started the design pattern book I found very little
> tutorialization. It contains rather terse information about
> hooking up elements in the Interface Builder.
Cocoa Design Patterns is an _excellent_ text, but not one that is
suitable for a beginner. It's also not really about code-level (or
IB-level) detail, but rather about a "bigger picture" view. When you
have satisfactorily completed Hillegass or comparable, and have done
some hacking on your own, I recommend returning to it to better
understand the more complex concepts you will use frequently.
> From the Cocoa Programming by Hillegass I thought I had learned
> enough BUT its clear I have not.
>
> Is there a document or a book that focuses specifically on the
> Interface Builder so I can hopefully fill in some blanks.
The most important question I have for you is, which version of Xcode
you are using? Hillegass/3rd covers Xcode 3, and large portions
(especially IB) have changed a fair bit in Xcode 4. If you are using
Xcode 4, it is unsurprising that you would have difficulty following
along.
There are several Xcode 4 books listed on Amazon but I can't vouch for
any of them. If you are a member of any of the developer programs,
there are several videos from both WWDC 2010 and 2011 that cover the
various aspects of Xcode 4 in fair detail, including sessions focused
entirely on IB. I found them generally helpful, but that was from the
perspective of someone who was already quite comfortable with Xcode 3;
I'm not sure how they would feel to a beginner.
Apple of course has IB documentation, but dev docs are not necessarily
the easiest reading.
If you could hone your question a bit, including specifying versions,
we might be able to help you more.
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Conrad Shultz
Synthetiq Solutions
www.synthetiqsolutions.com
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