I want to learn some basic programming skills for osx. Does anyone know of a good book for a beginner? and cheap. Or any other ways of learning would be good.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Originally posted by übergeek
perl is not a programming language.
if you want to make a simple game just get coldstone (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/coldstone/). it's decent and cheap and programming isn't really necessary.
Originally posted by Catfish_Man
Well, there are a lot of ways to do programming in OSX. Here's a brief summary:
Java:
Good: Runs on almost any computer, good memory management, decent toolkit (API)
Bad: Slow, doesn't use platform specific features very well.
How To: Again, O'Reilly books are good, but you really shouldn't have trouble finding Java books. Uses project builder or terminal.
C/C++:
Good: Very fast, cross platform, good for learning basics (not as good as Java, imho)
Bad: Can't do graphics without some sort of tools (OpenGL, Quartz, Qt, DirectX, etc...) that usually tie you to a platform, same memory management as above, C isn't object oriented.
How To: There are about a billion books, compilers, and tools for C/C++. It shouldn't be too hard to find some. Project builder and GCC (through terminal) work.
Perl: Don't know
Shell Scripts: Don't know
REALBasic: Easy, not too powerful until you start hooking C code to it. Has lots of premade things you can download. Not free.
Any questions?
That's what I meant...I like perl too!Originally posted by iShater
I hope you are being picky and saying "Perl is a scripting language" rather than a programming language. Perl rocks!![]()