Cocoa programming for OS XAaron Hillegass
Cocoa programming for OS X
by Aaron Hillegass · first published 2015
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I would recommend these following books: 1. Cocoa Programming for OS X: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide - https://www.amazon.com/Cocoa-Programming-OS-Ranch-Guides/dp/... 2. Swift Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide - https://www.amazon.com/Swift-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/...
on “Ask HN: Any good books on developing cocoa macos apps with swift 3?” ↗I've heard this is a really good introduction book, http://www.amazon.com/Objective-C-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Gu... Having read their Cocoa programming for OS X book (http://www.amazon.com/Cocoa-Programming-Mac-3rd-Edition/dp/0...), I can wholeheartedly recommend their books.
on “Ask HN: Can anyone really learn iOS in 8 weeks?” ↗As a beginning iOS developer, I found the Big Nerd Ranch iOS book very helpful. It leaned more towards a tutorial style. I see that they also have a book called "Cocoa Programming for OS X". If I were getting into programming for OS X, that's the first resource I would check out.
on “NeXTstep Manual, Systems Programming with Objective-C and Driver Kit (1995)” ↗…his latest book is from 2011: Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (4th Edition) http://smile.amazon.com/Cocoa-Programming-Mac-OS-4th/dp/0321... And apparently there is an update coming in October: More Cocoa Programming for OS X: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) http://smile.amazon.com/More-Cocoa-Programming-OS-Guides/dp/...
on “The Financial Side of Building Mac Apps” ↗…(like ~10 years old). Conceptually it's a good book, but because of it's age the code examples, etc are outdated. The publisher does have forums which can be helpful: https://forums.bignerdranch.com/c/cocoa-programming-for-os-x... They also have a Swift book, but I haven't personally read it. They also have an Advanced Mac OS X book, but it's also old and isn't on their website anymore. https://bignerdranch.com/books/
on “Ask HN: Resources to Learn macOS Development?” ↗The More Cocoa Programming for OS X: book has been in O'Reilly Rough Cuts beta for several years and the tech is pretty old at this point. Not sure if it ever will see the light of day. The Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X is updated regularly…
on “The Financial Side of Building Mac Apps” ↗