Which of those books suits me ?

[Tex-Twil]

Hello,
I would like to get into iPhone development. I want to buy a book but I'm not sure which one suits the best my needs. If I understand correctly the Obejctive C is a requirement for iPhone dev.

I have no experience in Objective C but I have a strong experience in other languages like C/C++, Java

I found those books in this forum:
Beginning-iPhone-Development-Exploring-SDK (http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-iPhone-Development-Exploring-SDK/dp/1430216263/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239639339&sr=8-1)

Learn Objective–C on the Mac (http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Objective-ndash-Mac/dp/1430218150/ref=dp_cp_ob_b_title_3)

Programming in Objective-C (http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Objective-C-Developers-Library-Stephen/dp/0672325861)

Which one do I need ? Would Beginning-iPhone-Development-Exploring-SDK be enough for me or shall I also get one of the Objective C books ?

Other question, shall I learn the Objective C on mac development 1st or is it ok to start directly with iPhone dev ?


Thanks,
Tex

[AndyCodez]

If you already have a strong programming knowledge I would skip the objective - c books. You can mostly find what you need on the internet through examples and the iPhone SDK Documentation. I found this book: The book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1430224592/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1934356255&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1TSR76EMADSBKYW8DDYR)
to be the most useful with learning iPhone specific coding.

[dejo]

Which one do I need ? Would Beginning-iPhone-Development-Exploring-SDK be enough for me or shall I also get one of the Objective C books ?

Other question, shall I learn the Objective C on mac development 1st or is it ok to start directly with iPhone dev
I would suggest reading Stephen Kochan's "Programming in Objective-C 2.0" (http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Objective-C-2-0-Developers-Library/dp/0321566157/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251126902&sr=1-1) first (make sure you get the 2nd edition, which even has a intro chapter on iPhone dev). It'll help you become more comfortable with Objective-C. Then dive into "Beginning iPhone 3 Development" which will cover much more of the basics of the iPhone side of things.