On Jan 16, 2013, at 2:33 PM, Richard Somers <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Scott Ribe <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I know someone who's developed an interest in developing for Mac. No >> programming experience, some HTML, so classic newbie. >> >> Would Hillegass' book still be the best intro? > > No that will not work. Hillegass's book assumes that you already have a > background in Java, C, C++ or the like. A more gentle introduction is needed. That's true of Hillegass's book on Cocoa, but not of Hillegass's book on Objective-C (which is the one T.J. recommended): http://www.amazon.com/Objective-C-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0321706285 I don't have the book, but from looking at the Amazon preview, it doesn't look like it assumes you have a background in anything. The sample pages start with the standard "So you want to be a programmer" type stuff, and end with it explaining what the concept of a variable is. Looking at the table of contents, it looks like it talks about variables, types, branches, functions, integers, floats, loops, pointers, and structs before it gets to anything Obj-C related. I think the Hillegass book (on Obj-C) looks like it would be fine, particularly given Hillegass' reputation. Charles _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) 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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
