iOS becoming a developer

[aldair12]

hey guys I'm new here so please go easy on me

I want to become a developer a develop apps for ios. I have no experience with c or objective c. The only programming language I know is pascal. So I am wondering what steps should i take in order learn c and how long would it take.

 

[balamw]

Have you read the FAQ?

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/518968/

With your Pascal knowledge you should be able to delve straight into Objective-C IMHO. Start with Kochan's fine book or try Hillegass' new one.

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[aldair12]

ok thx for the quick response, i thought i would have to do more but thats great

 

[jiminaus]

ok thx for the quick response, i thought i would have to do more but thats great

Oh, you do indeed have quite a bit of work ahead of you.

 

[balamw]

Oh, you do indeed have quite a bit of work ahead of you.

I certainly didn't mean to imply it was going to be easy, only that I don't think you need to learn C, then Objective-C then Cocoa Touch.

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[Sydde]

I learned Objective-C with a C Reference pdf to help me understand the syntax. Granted, I had a background in BASIC, assembly, ML, Pascal and HyperTalk, so learning fundamental C was just one more bit of multi-lingualism, but the differences from Pascal to C are not all that difficult to climb over. Cocoa, OTOH, made my head hurt for months until I got it. Halfway through Hillegass, I put the book down and have barely touched it since, opting to pick up what I need as I go. Keep your Docs close at hand always.

 

[jaikob]

Learning C is the easy part, learning the framework is the tough part. In my opinion Objective-C is hard to learn and doesn't make sense at first, but then once you learn it, and use it, you realize how much easier things are. Especially with ARC in iOS 5. You no longer need to worry about memory. I feel dirty every time I use it. Like I've committed a sin.