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What's the best resource to learn how to write apps for Mac OS X?

I'd like to learn how to write application for Mac OS X.

Like how to use XCode properly, Cocoa syntaxes and examples, etc.

I'm already a web developer using ruby, php, mysql, rails, etc.

I looked through google quite some times but never found something palpable to learn from.

But I really want to make my own application, for fun and maybe business later.

Thanks a whole bunch for your tips!

Solution

  • To jump right in as quickly as possible, I'd recommend going through the following Cocoa Dev Central tutorials:

    1. http://cocoadevcentral.com/articles/000081.php (C)
    2. http://cocoadevcentral.com/d/learn_objectivec/ (Obj-C)
    3. http://cocoadevcentral.com/d/learn_cocoa/ (Cocoa part 1)
    4. http://cocoadevcentral.com/d/learn_cocoa_two/ (Cocoa part 2)
    5. http://cocoadevcentral.com/articles/000082.php (Style part 1)
    6. http://cocoadevcentral.com/articles/000083.php (Style part 2)

    Once you've read those, you should be able to do quite a bit on your own, just using the documentation in Xcode (option-double-click on a class name in Xcode) and Apple's developer site.