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    Getting Started With Developing With Xcode?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by MICHAELSD01, Jun 13, 2009.

  1. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    Developing for the iPhone has become more and more compelling, but I'm not sure where to begin. I have minimal coding knowledge, and I'm completely lost once I open up Xcode. What are the best tutorials, books, etc. to learn Objective C and become familiar with Xcode? How did Xcode developers on this forum start?
     
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  2. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    I would strongly suggest you get some experience developing in Java using Eclipse or C#/C++ using Visual Studio before trying Objective-C in Xcode. The reason for this is because Objective-C is significantly more complex to use than Java/C#/C++, and Xcode is an IDE which lacks behind Eclipse/Visual Studio by lightyears.

    Support documentation for Objective-C is also far less than other more popular OO languages, although you can find some help on the Apple Developer Connection website ( http://developer.apple.com/iphone/). Of course, that website pales when compared to MSDN.

    A few tips, the ESC key is your friend in Objective-C, just like how Ctrl+Space is your friend in other IDEs. Why Apple decided to place such an important functionality in such a hard to reach place, I don't know. Also, Help>Research Assistant is probably the single most useful window you will find in the entire IDE.
     
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  3. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    the learning path to programming on the iphone does not begin with xcode and objective c 2.0.

    it starts with java. you must learn object oriented programming before learning objective c 2.0. obj-c is object oriented, and very complicated in its form compared to something like java. get a good java textbook and work through that. then get "Programming in Objective C 2.0" by Stephen Kochan
     
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