Hi Bryan, I see that many people responded to that thread, but I would like to still add the following points:
1) MacRuby can't be used for iOS programming at this time. 2) In order to fully program in Objective-C, you must know C first. If you're a seasoned C programmer, picking Objective-C should just take a couple days (maximum). Otherwise, you will have to learn C before, which can be challenging, especially if you come from PHP. Ruby, the language MacRuby implements, is _much_ easier to learn. Using Cocoa from MacRuby does not require you to master Objective-C, you basically just need to learn about Objective-C classes and methods and how to use them in Ruby, then you can spend the rest of your time learning the Cocoa APIs. There is plenty of documentation available, including 2 books (currently being written) on this very specific topic :) HTH, Laurent On Mar 30, 2011, at 8:43 PM, Bryan Harrison wrote: > I've decided to use an upcoming sabbatical to teach myself OS X and iOS > programming. My background includes OS X systems administration and web > development, mostly using the Apache/MySQL/PHP model. I'm familiar with OOP > concepts and have trifled with any number of languages from C to AppleScript, > but am not fluent in any object oriented language. I've been exploring Xcode > 4 for a week and feel conversant with the IDE if not yet able to accomplish > anything with it. > > So… I understand that Cocoa is a given, but today's million dollar question > is Objective-C or MacRuby? I'm a blank slate with regard to both and so > could use some good advice. For example… > > What are the advantages of MacRuby over Objective-C? > > What are the advantage of O-C over Ruby? > > Is Xcode's support for O-C significantly better than it's handling of Ruby? > Do I care? > > At this point I'm primarily interested in OS X development, but iOS clearly > needs to run a close second. What's the current status of Ruby development > for iOS and is it likely to go anywhere in the nearish future? > > Any thoughts on the longer-term prospects of either language? > > Any thoughts from anybody will be much appreciated. > > Thanks, > Bryan > _______________________________________________ > MacRuby-devel mailing list > MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel
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