On Jan 23, 2011, at 20:26, Rita <mlistr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I also recommend "Developing Apps for IOS" series of video recordings from > Stanford University (by Paul Hegarty) available through iTunes U at iTunes > (in SD and HD). I found it very useful along with Apple's online library of > documents at developer.apple.com which is very rich in content and the most > up to date. > > Another good resource is a pdf document called "Become an Xcoder" available > free online. You can find it by simply searching online. It has several > references and a great introduction to developing apps with Xcoder. > > There is also a website with all sorts of information and reference > materials at: > http://www.daleisphere.com/iphone-app-development-where-to-start/ > > Hope it helps! > Rita > > On Jan 22, 2011, at 2:30, Conrad Shultz <con...@synthetiqsolutions.com> wrote: > >> Janos Syd Nepthali Pao wrote: >>> Hi all! >>> >>> I'm glad to find this mailing list. I'm starting with Cocoa (side by >>> side with iOS development), i wanted to learn software development (this >>> totally rocks!). >>> >>> I'd like to ask for your hints, advice and words of wisdom --anything >>> you can share for someone just beginning his journey here. >> >> It's unclear to me whether you are totally new to programming or just to >> Cocoa development, so my answers might be a bit scattershot. >> Nevertheless, in no particular order: >> >> Especially if you are new to programming in general, find a good intro >> book to help you out. For desktop work I recommend Hillegass' "Cocoa >> Programming for Mac OS X," and for iOS work, try whatever the current >> incarnation of the Mark/LaMarche "Beginning iPhone Development" is. >> >> Familiarize yourself with the documentation. Every Cocoa class is >> thoroughly (if not always coherently) documented in Xcode and on the >> Apple developer site. The "Programming Guides" (e.g. >> http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#featuredarticles/ViewControllerPGforiPhoneOS/Introduction/Introduction.html) >> are often quite good at getting your feet wet with a new set of features >> and/or classes. While the documentation may be intimidating at first, >> you will quickly come to appreciate its value. Most beginner questions >> can be addressed within the documentation. >> >> Apple provides a lot of sample code, almost all (if not all) of which is >> packaged nicely as a ready-to-build .xcodeproj. Run it. Modify it. >> Make it crash, then fix it. But beware: even Apple is known to have a >> bug or two in their code, so treat the samples as guides, not as iron laws. >> >> Learn the basics of using a debugger. GDB is currently most prevalent, >> though LLDB is the up-and-coming I believe. If you don't know what >> these terms mean yet, you will soon enough. >> >> Learn the memory management rules. Even if you plan to use garbage >> collection. Seriously. See >> http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/MemoryMgmt/Articles/mmRules.html. >> It seems like a quarter of the questions on this list boil down to >> forgetting, ignoring, or improperly implementing these rules. (I >> certainly have done so myself on occasion.) >> >> Even if you're working alone, choose and use a revision control system. >> I use mercurial (http://mercurial.selenic.com). Most I think use git >> (http://git-scm.com). Some use Subversion >> (http://subversion.tigris.org). They're all free, and have their own >> strengths and weaknesses. Corollary: keep your computer backed up, >> especially given how old your hard drive probably is from your >> description below. >> >> Most of all, have fun! Don't be afraid to experiment. You won't break >> your computer, and you will learn a lot. >> >>> Before anything else, i would also like to point out that i have several >>> software hindrances (but i'd like to call them challenges). I own an old >>> Macbook (this is the first generation macbook, 13inch white), it's still >>> running on Tiger (i haven't updated to Leopard yet). I think the XCode >>> that came with this OS is already obsolete? >> >> What Seth said. >> >> And: You have probably already discovered this, but there is a wealth of >> developer tools (including the latest version of Xcode) at >> developer.apple.com. A not insignificant amount of material (esp. >> pre-release stuff) requires an iOS or Mac developer program membership, >> a _very_ small financial investment you will want to make if you start >> doing this at all seriously. >> >>> but the bottom line is i really wanted to join the team and this is >>> passion. I wanted to meet great people all over the world working with >>> software development. >> >> Great to have you! As a relatively recently minted Cocoa developer I >> know where you are coming from and have found the helpfulness and >> welcoming nature of the community quite pleasant. >> >> -- >> Conrad Shultz >> >> Synthetiq Solutions >> www.synthetiqsolutions.com >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/mlistrita%40gmail.com >> >> This email sent to mlistr...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. 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