What is a good foundation for developing programs for the iphone?

[ktagle]

I am new to the forums and was wondering what programing languages would be needed to make a program for the iphone? Will learning C+ and or visual basic be needed? If there are other programing languages that would be better please let me know.

Thanks in advance

[dejo]

Please see the guides and the stickies at the top of this very forum (http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=135).

[fishkorp]

Objective-C is your only friend.

[jnic]

The SDK uses Objective-C, which is essentially C but with some extras to make it objected-oriented.

If you're just starting out, you'll probably find it most useful to learn some C first. If you're familiar with C, here's a primer on Objective-C: http://cocoadevcentral.com/d/learn_objectivec/

Developer Forum FAQ: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=518968

[firewood]

You should first learn to program (in any language). Learn a few simple algorithms and how to debug your code. Then learn C if you didn't already. Then learn the concepts of using an object oriented language (Squeak or Smalltalk, or maybe Java) and an OO UI framework. A pinch of ARM assembly will help with debugging.

You will then find Obj C to be very much like C, with a sprinkle of a macro language on top and portions of a Smalltalk interpreter underneath.

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