Programming (Mac OS X)

Author	Topic: Programming (Mac OS X)
Dryth'tor Lifecrafter Member # 7331	written Thursday, January 11 2007 14:15 Profile Homepage #0 Does anyone here in General know much about programming for Mac OS X?I have already emailed several members about this, and have recieved a few suggestions. Unfortunately, since I have not yet gotten a part-time job or any major source of income, I cannot afford some of these programs. I also know nothing about Mac programming, but would like to start. -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, January 11 2007 14:23 Profile Homepage #1 What do you want to know about Mac programming? If you need a compiler, Xcode comes with OS X and works with a number of languages. —Alorael, who is not exacly an ideal source of information, given that he is more of a mucker of code than a programmer. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Niemand Infiltrator Member # 5576	written Thursday, January 11 2007 14:30 Profile Homepage #2 Programming in Mac OS X doesn't require any expensive software at all! Apple's Developer Tools are awesome and free. You can get the newest available version here , though you'll want an older version if you are using 10.3 or earlier. You can get earlier versions and other useful stuff by signing up for a free Apple Developer Connection account. -------------------- Überraschung des Dosenöffners! "On guard, you musty sofa!" Posts: 627 | Registered: Monday, March 7 2005 08:00
Dryth'tor Lifecrafter Member # 7331	written Thursday, January 11 2007 14:40 Profile Homepage #3 I would like to start my programming education by doing simple applications. Perhaps later I'll move it up a notch to simple games. And I do have XCode-I just have no idea what I'm looking at. -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00
Niemand Infiltrator Member # 5576	written Thursday, January 11 2007 15:06 Profile Homepage #4 Take a look here . In particular you'll want to give the tutorial application a try. You can also view these page in XCode by open Help>Documentation, clicking Cocoa in the list on the left, and clicking on "Getting Started" CocoaDev Central is also a good website for learning basics. -------------------- Überraschung des Dosenöffners! "On guard, you musty sofa!" Posts: 627 | Registered: Monday, March 7 2005 08:00
SNM Shock Trooper Member # 4239	written Thursday, January 11 2007 15:26 Profile #5 You've never done programming before? Don't start in OS X. Start in a platform-independent language like Java and just write text-based code. GUI design, while it has gotten easier over the years, still takes a lot of mucking around even with a good automater, and it doesn't teach any programming skills anyway. EDIT: Actually, simple C++ code and such is also platform-independent at the coding level. But I'd use Java because the syntax is slightly simpler. OS X also includes a compiler for this and a brief time Googling should find you plenty of help in doing so from the command line (get comfortable working in the command line). [ Thursday, January 11, 2007 15:29: Message edited by: SNM ] -------------------- There are two kinds of game players...those who are newbies, and those who were. Posts: 322 | Registered: Monday, April 12 2004 07:00