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Developing for OSX

Started by Johnnyboy, Jul 30 2007 03:36 PM

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#1
Johnnyboy

Posted 30 July 2007 - 03:36 PM

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Anyone have any cool resources for people wanting to start programming for Apple's OSX?

I have an ADC (Apple Developer Connection) account, but I am more of a visual learner. Reading tutorials makes it very difficult for me to learn. If there are any videos of just someone building a basic (or even advanced) program it can usually get me started and then I am off and running and can start asking educated questions.

Thanks,
:)

:D When things work the way they should it's a wonderful thing! It's the should part that gets me.

#2
Guest_Jordan_*

Posted 01 August 2007 - 04:46 AM

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You might want to check out Real Basic since you have strong roots in Visual Basic. They make this for MAC and it works great as far as I can tell.

#3
LogicalVue

Posted 01 August 2007 - 10:28 AM

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Cocoa programming for OS X pretty much requires you to use Objective-C. If you're a beginner it's not something I'd recommend you start with.

If you are looking for a way to quickly create apps that work on OS X, then you should definitely try REALbasic, as Jordan suggests. It has a simple, Visual Basic-like syntax and creates native, Universal Binary OS X applications. Keep in mind that it doesn't give you easy access to all of Cocoa, though.

Paul Lefebvre

LogicalVue Software, Inc.: REALbasic software, consulting and training
Software Made Simple: A REALbasic Blog
RBDevZone: Free software and articles for REALbasic

#4
Johnnyboy

Posted 02 August 2007 - 06:31 PM

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FANTASTIC... thanks guys! It's downloading right now!

:D When things work the way they should it's a wonderful thing! It's the should part that gets me.

#5
Lop

Posted 03 August 2007 - 05:01 PM

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I've heard the ADC is no good. Is this true?

#6
TkTech

Posted 08 August 2007 - 10:14 PM

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easy access to all of Cocoa

In fact, it does, with the 'Declare' and 'Soft Declare' functions. Expanding RB with plugins written in other languages is simple with provided templates. Interfacing with underlying libraries and system libraries is simple with 'Declare.' Best place for code sources: rbgarage.com.

(and yes, most VB projects can be imported into RB)

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