smedley@marius.ee.udel.edu (Trevor Smedley) (06/01/90)
I just got Think C 4.0 and am ready to start programming my Mac. Does anyone have recommendations for books I should buy? I am already an experienced programmer (although somehow I managed to get a Ph.D. in Computer Science without ever learning C) so what I really need is a Macintosh specific book. Is it really necessary to get all five volumes of "Inside Macintosh", or is all the stuff I'm likely to need contained in something a bit smaller -- and cheaper? Something designed for people using Think C would be nice. It'd probably be best to e-mail me responses, and I'll summarise in a few weeks if people want. Thanks, Trevor smedley@udel.edu
chuck@umiami.miami.edu (06/01/90)
In article <20693@nigel.udel.EDU>, smedley@marius.ee.udel.edu (Trevor Smedley) writes: > I just got Think C 4.0 and am ready to start programming my Mac. Does > anyone have recommendations for books I should buy? I am already an > experienced programmer (although somehow I managed to get a Ph.D. in > Computer Science without ever learning C) so what I really need is a > Macintosh specific book. Is it really necessary to get all five volumes > of "Inside Macintosh", or is all the stuff I'm likely to need contained > in something a bit smaller -- and cheaper? Something designed for > people using Think C would be nice. > I just picked up a great little book for people like you and me that have programming experience, but have never programmed a Mac before. It's called "Macintosh Programming Primer", by Mark and Reed. This book takes you thru the Toolbox using Think C, but the book is written using version 3.0, so there might be some differences. Nevertheless, I've been writing in the code directly from the book and have had no problems (except for the very first "hello world" program, which wasn't a program problem anyway). I would recommend getting this book, and then later on, the Inside Macintosh series. I'm no Ph.D in Comp Sci, so this book might be a little "elementary" for you ... :-) Good luck. > > Thanks, Trevor > smedley@udel.edu You're welcome. -- =========================================================================== Chuck Urwiler University of Miami Music Engineering Voice & Keys chuck@umiami <<BITNET ADDRESS chuck@umiami.miami.edu <<INTERNET ADDRESS =========================================================================== Disclaimer: I only work and learn at this University. I don't speak for it!