Book Question (Obj-C)

c1phr · Feb 6, 2011, 05:16 PM

I am a programmer moving to Mac from Windows and Linux. I originally have a bit of a background in Python and .net with C# (HTML/CSS as well) and I'm hoping to go through a book and learn Objective C. I've narrowed my choice down to three, and I was wondering if anyone had any insight on any of them or had used one before. I want something that is a "beginner book" to help strengthen my background and something that isn't super dense to read.

My choices thus far:

Programming in Objective-C 2.0

Learning Objective-C 2.0: A Hands-On Guide to Objective-C for Mac and iOS Developers

Beginning Mac Programming: Develop with Objective-C and Cocoa

balamw · Feb 6, 2011, 05:33 PM

Kochan is the "standard" beginner's book a d consistently gets good reviews, but the other two target the same audience.

I would suggest you use Amazon's "look inside" and the samples at http://pragprog.com/ to peek inside the three books and see how you like the style each provides.

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Feb 6, 2011, 05:16 PM	#1
c1phr macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2011	Book Question (Obj-C) I am a programmer moving to Mac from Windows and Linux. I originally have a bit of a background in Python and .net with C# (HTML/CSS as well) and I'm hoping to go through a book and learn Objective C. I've narrowed my choice down to three, and I was wondering if anyone had any insight on any of them or had used one before. I want something that is a "beginner book" to help strengthen my background and something that isn't super dense to read. My choices thus far: Programming in Objective-C 2.0 Learning Objective-C 2.0: A Hands-On Guide to Objective-C for Mac and iOS Developers Beginning Mac Programming: Develop with Objective-C and Cocoa
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Feb 6, 2011, 05:33 PM	#2
balamw Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New England, USA	Kochan is the "standard" beginner's book a d consistently gets good reviews, but the other two target the same audience. I would suggest you use Amazon's "look inside" and the samples at http://pragprog.com/ to peek inside the three books and see how you like the style each provides. B __________________ MBA (13" 1.7 GHz 128GB), UMBP (15" SD 2.8 GHz), UMB (13" 2.4 GHz), iMac (17" Yonah), 32GB iPad 3 WiFi+LTE, 64 GB iPad WiFi, 32 GB iPhone 5, Airport Extreme
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