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by: Kevin O'Malley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.4469
EAN: 9781930110854
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1930110855
Label: Manning Publications
Manufacturer: Manning Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2003-01
Publisher: Manning Publications
Sales Rank: 1274149
Studio: Manning Publications
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A guide for UNIX developers who want accurate information on getting up to speed with Mac OS X and its software development environment, this book provides programmers all the information they need to understand and use the operating system, its development tools, and key technologies such as Darwin, Cocoa, and AppleScript. Users are introduced to the UNIX-based foundations of Mac OS X and shown how they fit into Mac OS X architecture. Also provided is coverage of both GUI and command-line software development tools, realistic programming examples that developers will encounter, and a discussion of Macintosh-style software development.
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Rating:  - Broad, not deep
This book is a case in point for accurate titles. The book is exactly what it says it is, a wide overview of all of the different ways for 'Programming Mac OS X'. It starts with a brief history of the operating system, then talks about the operating system basics. It then covers at a high level building applications with Java, Objective-C, Carbon, Applescript and Perl. This includes sections on the tools to use to develop in these languages, and in some basic introductions to get you started on that ... Read More
Rating:  - Good Introduction to Mac OS X programming tools
The intent of this book is to introduce Unix developers to Mac OS X. As such, I think it does a pretty good job. It doesn't go in to great depth; for example another reviewer complained about its lack of coverage for Carbon or mixed mode programming. That's not entirely fair though given its intent: while some Unix developers may be interested in producing OS9 capable apps, my bet is that most are just going to ignore anything prior to X entirely - and they should! There is a small appendix that ... Read More
Rating: - Better for UNIX developers who have never seen a Mac before.
This was a pretty average book in my opinion... not terribly compelling in spots, and occasionally a bit over-the-top in its love affair with the Mac.
IMHO, it's really a book designed to show UNIX developers how to become Cocoa developers, and if you fall into that category of developer and are new to the Mac, then the book may be worth a quick read.
What this book won't help you with is working in Carbon environments, or working in mixed MachO/CFM environments, or working on ... Read More
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