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Post by zerohour on Aug 26, 2009 7:42:05 GMT
Hi
I was thinking of downloading the Xcode stuff for my G3 Indigo running Os X 10.3.9 I am already a member of ADC so not a problem.
However here is the crux of the matter I have not coded anything in the last eighteen years so my coding skills will be "rusty" to say the least. To prove how long ago it was I was programming Turbo Pascal 5.5 for DOS.
I know absolutely nothing about Mac programming.
Can anyone recommend any tutorial sites, podcasts or books to help me...
Any help appreciated ... Bri
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Post by Forum Cat on Aug 26, 2009 14:48:45 GMT
Wow, welcome to the forum Bri. Sadly I can't help you as I have never coded for anything. We do have some right clever members though so hopefully one of them will be able to advise. Send an Email to Will too. He could ask the question on the Podcast.
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Post by OziDug on Aug 28, 2009 22:42:59 GMT
Well, Turbo Pascal is a good start for XCode, because it's block-structured, so you've got a bit of a start, anyway :-) And the IDE on the Mac is beautiful. But it's quite different, in that, when you're creating code, you're doing it within an overall framework which will make your job easier - once you learn how;-) I've got Bill Cheeseman's book "Cocoa Recipes for Mac OSX" which, however, stops at Jaguar (OS/X 10.2). And it cost (ouch) £35.00 or thereabouts but it's 750 pages, and it takes you through the concepts with step-by-step code samples. Because it's out of date, some of the code samples won't work as is, but you can usually find a way around - and that's part of the learning process, I guess. There's a web site with all the source code at www.stepwise.com/Articles/VermontRecipes/index.htmlI seem to recall when I was learning this stuff (I never finished simply because of time) that there were other web sites which were also pretty helpful as well. You do know Applescript, do you? For a programmer, that's a nice introduction, and makesyou productive early on. And good luck. We need all the programmers we can find! Doug.
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Post by zerohour on Aug 29, 2009 21:44:26 GMT
Must admit I have never used AppleScript but I have been taught rudimentary bash scripting when I was examining the Linux world. I will check around see if Amazon has the book because it looks like a good starting point.
Bri
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Post by CyberChimp on Aug 30, 2009 9:52:19 GMT
If you're planning on looking into Applescript then it is quite probable that your local library will have at least one or two books on the subject to give a chance to explore without spending money. The Doug's Scripts website ( dougsscripts.com/itunes) contains a pretty comprehensive selection of Applescript solutions for use with iTunes if you want to give yourself some ideas and inspiration. Another (sideways) option for some relatively easy 'programming' (of sorts) to enhance use of OS X 10.3 would be through creating some Konfabulator widgets ( widgets.yahoo.com). OS X didn't include widgets until OS X 10.4 Tiger, but Konfabulator can run on 10.3.9 upwards (in addition to Windows 2000 SP4 / XP which didn't have native widgets / gadgets). Personally I prefer Konfabulator to the native Mac / Windows versions - but enough of my waffle which is distracting from your question!
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