fsjjp@acad3.alaska.edu (PIETAN JAMES J) (05/16/91)
Who do I contact for the oportunity to learn about programing for the Mac. I have some idea's that I would like to try but I don't know what language the Mac uses...*chuckle*...If someone could tell me who I should contact or what files/books I need to get .. it would be appreciated. Corwin FSJJP@ALASKA.BITNET FSJJP@ACAD3.ALASKA.EDU "The people of today will not know why we did it as they were not there when it was done. They will only know that it was done. Some may call us killers and some will call us hero's. To this all I have to say is 'We did what we had to do with what we had to do it with' and if the people of today cannot accept this fact they can all KISS MY ASS"
sdd@oceania.UUCP (Steve Dakin) (05/18/91)
In article <16MAY91064003@acad3.alaska.edu> fsjjp@acad3.alaska.edu (PIETAN JAMES J) writes: > > Who do I contact for the oportunity to learn about programing > for the Mac. I have some idea's that I would like to try but I don't > know what language the Mac uses...*chuckle*...If someone could tell me who > I should contact or what files/books I need to get .. it would be > appreciated. > > Response: A big investment (= $$$$). There are quite a few options, so I'll spare the bandwidth and tell ya what I use: Sys 7.0 Think C 4.0.5 ResEdit 2.1 Macintosh Revealed 1,2,3,4 (I use 1,2, and 4 the most - 3 collects dust). Inside Macintosh I,II,III,IV,V (again, III collects dust, but the others have well worn bindings). Programmer's Online Companion (a nice utility that puts the essentials of Inside Mac at your fingertips) Tech notes and Sample Code from Apple total cost: ~ $450-500 other books that have been helpful but not essential: How to Write Macintosh Software (I think that's the title) by Scott Knaster Using the Toolbox with C (a Sybex book w/ red cover by two or three guys from Berkeley, I think) sorry about all the "I think"s, I don't have my bookshelf next to me here at work. My opinions about programming the Mac for what they're worth (not too much): It's the hardest computer to program that I've ever worked on (I programmed the Apple II (nice and easy), PC (too boring), Mac, too many mainframes, and the NeXT (hands down the fastest, easiest most powerful development environment around)). If you want to have a good interface and also a large customer base, go with the Mac - but be prepared for lots o' headaches. If you want a slicker interface and don't care how many are actually going to buy your software, and really want to crank some stuff out - go with the NeXT. -- +-----------------------------------+ | Steve Dakin | | oceania!sdd@uunet.uu.net | | (NeXT mail) | | tread lighty so others may follow | +-----------------------------------+ -- +-----------------------------------+ | Steve Dakin | | oceania!sdd@uunet.uu.net | | (NeXT mail) |