Software Development on a Mac -- What do you use?

Noble Bell · Noble Bell #1 (**permalink**)

05-14-2007, 10:48 AM

I have had a Mac-Mini now for almost a year. I love it. I plan on either getting a laptop or desktop this year for Christmas. I just have not decided on which yet.

I develop shareware and freeware as well as websites for a hobby and for fun and a small amount of profit.

I have been working with REALbasic standard for Mac now about 5 months and it is alright. I would like to know what most programmers use to develop software on a Mac. I know how to use Java but I keep hearing allot about Cocoa, Objective-C, etc.

Any insights would be grateful and thanks in advance and God bless.

nb

Willem · Willem #2 (**permalink**)

05-14-2007, 11:22 AM

I don't know what the most popular languages are but I've had a lot of fun with Cocoa and Objective-C. The best part is that Apple includes the XCode IDE/compiler on your OS CD for free so you can just install it and get to work!

Noble Bell · Noble Bell #3 (**permalink**)

05-14-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Willem

I don't know what the most popular languages are but I've had a lot of fun with Cocoa and Objective-C.

Can you suggest a good book?

nb

Willem · Willem #4 (**permalink**)

05-14-2007, 12:54 PM

Certainly. That's the best book I've ever found on learning Objective-C and Cocoa. Once you get done with that, you'll be rockin'!

Noble Bell · Noble Bell #5 (**permalink**)

05-14-2007, 02:14 PM

Great. Thanks. I will give it a look.
nb

ApplejustWorks · ApplejustWorks #6 (**permalink**)

06-02-2007, 08:35 PM

Xcode, Objective-C / Cocoa. I would shy away from anything with Java, especially Java/Cocoa --- it's deprecated, not to mention inferior to Objective-C.

As for RealBasic, if you're looking to take it to the next level, go to Cocoa. RB is really limited, especially in terms of actually doing cool things with it.

I second the recommendation for Aaron's book -- he did a phenomenal job.

Three · Three #7 (**permalink**)

06-03-2007, 10:01 AM

If you have any experience in programing go with cocoa. I just started with it a few months ago as a hobby and short of learning the different classes and messages you can send you should pick it up reasonably fast, the Objective-C part that is. I am not sure anyone can learn all the classes and methods in the Foundation and AppKit compleatly, that's what the documentation is for.

As for the html, I use Taco for the editor and Cyberduck for the ftp client. They are free and do a reasonable job for what they are intended to do.

ApplejustWorks #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 28, 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 911 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro & 23" ACD	06-02-2007, 08:35 PM Xcode, Objective-C / Cocoa. I would shy away from anything with Java, especially Java/Cocoa --- it's deprecated, not to mention inferior to Objective-C. As for RealBasic, if you're looking to take it to the next level, go to Cocoa. RB is really limited, especially in terms of actually doing cool things with it. I second the recommendation for Aaron's book -- he did a phenomenal job. extendmac
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Noble Bell #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 14, 2007 Location: Benton, KY USA Posts: 6 Mac Specs: Mac-Mini	05-14-2007, 10:48 AM I have had a Mac-Mini now for almost a year. I love it. I plan on either getting a laptop or desktop this year for Christmas. I just have not decided on which yet. I develop shareware and freeware as well as websites for a hobby and for fun and a small amount of profit. I have been working with REALbasic standard for Mac now about 5 months and it is alright. I would like to know what most programmers use to develop software on a Mac. I know how to use Java but I keep hearing allot about Cocoa, Objective-C, etc. Any insights would be grateful and thanks in advance and God bless. nb
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Willem #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 05, 2007 Posts: 145	05-14-2007, 11:22 AM I don't know what the most popular languages are but I've had a lot of fun with Cocoa and Objective-C. The best part is that Apple includes the XCode IDE/compiler on your OS CD for free so you can just install it and get to work!
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Willem #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 05, 2007 Posts: 145	05-14-2007, 12:54 PM Certainly. That's the best book I've ever found on learning Objective-C and Cocoa. Once you get done with that, you'll be rockin'!
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Noble Bell #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 14, 2007 Location: Benton, KY USA Posts: 6 Mac Specs: Mac-Mini	05-14-2007, 02:14 PM Great. Thanks. I will give it a look. nb
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Three #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 26, 2006 Posts: 18	06-03-2007, 10:01 AM If you have any experience in programing go with cocoa. I just started with it a few months ago as a hobby and short of learning the different classes and messages you can send you should pick it up reasonably fast, the Objective-C part that is. I am not sure anyone can learn all the classes and methods in the Foundation and AppKit compleatly, that's what the documentation is for. As for the html, I use Taco for the editor and Cyberduck for the ftp client. They are free and do a reasonable job for what they are intended to do.
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