Cocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (3rd Edition)
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Cocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (3rd Edition)
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Product NameCocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (3rd Edition)
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TitleCocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (3rd Edition)
ISBN0321503619
Author(s)Aaron Hillegass
Release Date2008-05-15
FormatPaperback
Num of Pages464
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EAN9780321503619
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5 Star Rating  "A Must Have Book"2010-03-01
- Reviewed By Harold Campbell from Jamaica
I loved this book. I wish I had this book when I was starting Cocoa Programming. The book is easy to read and is suitable for noobs - intermediate Cocoa programmer. Hillegass presents difficult topics (e.g. Core Data,) in a clear and easy to understand manner. I only wish a little more time had been spent on OpenGL.
 
5 Star Rating  "Love this book!"2010-02-23
- Reviewed By D. Garsys from Charleston, SC United States
Oddly, I already got through two other objective-C books (that are actually recommended by Hillegass) before this, and this book hit just the right notes as far as depth of explanation, etc.

After having a library copy for over a month I bought this one and am in the middle of annotating and hi-lighting mine.
 
4 Star Rating  "Helpful and well laid out, slightly difficult writing style"2010-02-03
- Reviewed By Sequoia Sempervirens from Seattle, WA United States
I struggle with this book a little bit, it's well organized, and I like the general method of teaching that Mr. Hillegass takes. The first few chapters take it very slow, which I liked, and take the student through examples of code line-by-line, which can be very god for a beginner in a new language.

I also like that quite rapidly there are challenges and users are asked to tackle some programs without being walked through it line-by-line. It's also a fairly complete book, that starts with "hello world" and goes to some fairly advanced topics.

My only gripe is that sometimes the author jumps from one thought to another without filling in the blanks. What starts out at the beginning of the book as being very verbose, sometimes becomes so terse that you have no idea what's being conveyed. For example "... control-click on the window icon..." what window icon, huh?

Finally, sometimes there's code that describe things "not to do". Going back to the book and using it as a reference, it's sometimes difficult to remember that.. "Oh yeah.. this is a "don't do this." The layout and typography could have fixed this by using boxes, or colors or shades to indicate this, but the layout and editing seems to be pretty low-budget in this book.

However, given all that , I still give it four stars for its completeness of the topic and for the depth of understanding of the material by the author. I would rather have an accurate book from an extremely knowledgeable expert, than a very pretty book from a so-so programmer.

I hope to someday attend Big Nerd Ranch in person, until then, the books will have to do!
 
5 Star Rating  "Excellent book"2010-01-07
- Reviewed By reggieman from Brookfield, WI USA
Excellent book by someone who seems to have a good grasp on Cocoa and Objective-C.
 
5 Star Rating  "Fantastic intro to Cocoa and Objective-C"2009-11-03
- Reviewed By Svend from Seattle, WA USA
This is the book I started with to get into iPhone development. Even though this book is specific to Mac OS X desktop software development, it's by far the best book to get a solid foundation in Cocoa and Objective-C before learning the specifics in the iPhone SDK.

It took me about 80 hours to get through this book, doing all of the example programs. After that, it felt like I had taken a 5 credit course in college. This will teach you Xcode, Interface Builder, Cocoa, and Objective-C. Almost all the people at my last company that got into iPhone development said that this is *the* book to start with to get started, and I agree. Hillegass actually teaches a Cocoa class, and you can tell he is a great teacher from reading the book. You'll feel like you accomplished something cool after each chapter.

Before starting with the book, I already knew several other languages in-depth, notably Java, Perl, and some C. It may be a little too advanced for those without solid programming experience, and Objective-C looks very foreign to those who haven't used it before, but it's really not once you get used to it.
 
5 Star Rating  "Phenomenal Book"2009-08-31
- Reviewed By Scott from Chicago, IL
This book is remarkable. I love how the author conveys how a Cocoa programmer would talk about or think about a code sample. You can tell the author has taught many students and knows what they need to hear in order to learn the point at hand. I'm a Ruby & Java programmer diving into Objective C, Cocoa, and iPhone programming. Great writing style, good pace, love it.
 
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