I personally know only one book, but I liked it when it read it: Stephen Kochan Programming in Objective-C
But I am sure David's book is great as well. Ciao Marc David Chisnall wrote: > Obviously there's only one book that I'd recommend (although there is a small > chance that I am biased): > > http://etoileos.com/news/archive/2009/12/19/1418/ > > If you want to learn Objective-C, the best first step is to learn C. Read > the first few chapters of any C book (don't worry too much about the standard > library stuff, just the core language). I found the NeXT Objective-C book to > be helpful when I was learning: > > http://www.gnustep.org/resources/documentation/ObjectivCBook.pdf > > There's a newer version on Apple's web site, but I found the NeXT version > much more readable. I still find the Apple version confusing, and I > implemented some of the bits of the language that they're talking about... > > C and Objective-C are both very small languages. Learning the language takes > a day or two, learning the frameworks can take years. > > David > > On 27 Feb 2010, at 00:20, James Mahoney wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I first would like to thank you for your efforts on Etoile; I have been >> following this project for a few years and I'm excited for where you guys >> are heading with the document-centric thing. >> >> I am looking to start programming in Objective-C so I can mess around with >> GNUstep and Etoile and possibly port a Latin dictionary program written for >> the Mac (which uses WebView for a lot of stuff - I'm wondering if >> SimpleWebKit is far enough along to use for this). >> >> http://retinenda.com/verba/ >> Source: http://retinenda.com/downloads/Verba-1.0-source.zip >> >> In any event, I am wondering what the best Objective-C book would be for >> somebody brand-new to programming (besides some terrible text-mode Java >> programs for a CS 101 class that I should have tried harder in). >> >> If learning Objective-C first is not the best way to go, where should I >> start instead? >> >> Many thanks in advance, >> James >> >> P.S. I have posted a similar message to discuss-gnustep >> >> Why do we find ourselves living as if to say “I am willing to pay the price >> to settle for something less”? — Lorenzo Albacete >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Etoile-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/etoile-discuss > > > -- Sent from my Cray X1 > > > _______________________________________________ > Etoile-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/etoile-discuss _______________________________________________ Etoile-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/etoile-discuss
