nms@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (n.m.scribner) (01/19/90)
I recently read Dan Shafer's "Understanding Hypertalk" book and found it to be a good introduction. Now I need a regular "programming manual". What are the latest in books for programmers?
taylorj@yvax.byu.edu (01/20/90)
I posted a review of HyperCard books a while ago. I'm sure it's floating around in a few of the archives. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll mail a copy. Right off the bat, I recommend "HyperCard:From Home to HyperTalk" by Tay Vaughn as a good manual/reference, the Waite Group's "The HyperTalk Bible" as a good HyperTalk primer. The best pocket reference is "HyperTalk" by Lon Poole -- mine's so well used I'm going to have to get a new one soon! Jim Taylor Microcomputer Support for Curriculum Brigham Young University taylorj@yvax.byu.edu
jk3t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jonathan King) (01/22/90)
There is only one Hypertalk book you must have: Apple Hypercard Script Language Guide: The HyperTalk Language. Addison-Wesley, 1988. ISBN 0-201-17632-7 All other books are only mangled portions of this (or Goodman's) explanation of Hypertalk commands together with other possibly useful content. But this book contains what you need to know about Hypertalk itself. Three hundred sixteen pages of hypertalk without the hype. jking