I'd reconsider skipping the Core Data chapter. You can save yourself a LOT of coding with Core Data.
Michael On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Ulai Beekam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > Let's say I have a plan for a simple app. Nothing too fancy, in a way. To > name an example, it could be one like ShoveBox or Things. Mine is probably > simpler than those. (It will be a good looking UI and icon that will be more > trickier part for me.) > I've already read more than half of Hillegass (3rd edition) and now I need to > know what chapters I can safely skip. > These are the chapters I'm considering skipping: > --------------------------23. Drag and Drop (skip until I actually need any > dragging and dropping) > 24. NSTimer (I doubt I will need any delaying) > 27. Web service (This one I'm not as sure about. For example, do auto-update > mechanisms in Cocoa apps rely on web services, and hence, the info in this > very chapter?) > 30. Core data (because I'm not using CoreData. Not NSArrayController either. > I'm going to code without them to start with.) > 31. Garbage Collection (because I'm not using garbage collection) > > 32. Core Animation (don't see why I would need that) > 33. A Simple Cocoa/OpenGL Application (again, don't see the need atm) > 34. NSTask (again, no need apparent)-------------------------- > So I just wanted to make sure you all agree with the chapters I am planning > on skipping. Please consider especially the chapter 27 on web service, > because if that update mechanism all Cocoa apps out there seem to have rely > on the info in this chapter I will need to read it. > Thanks, U > _________________________________________________________________ > Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. > It's easy! > http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us_______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/mgrant%40gmail.com > > This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- You have to be happy with what you have to be happy with what you have to be happy with. _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
