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<blockquote data-quote="dr_springfield" data-source="post: 27150"><p>Well, C++ is C, only with more object oriented bells and whistles.&nbsp; If you want to learn to program on the mac, you could start off as DualG5Lova recommended, learning ANSI C++, which is entirely terminal based.&nbsp; But you seem to want to learn how to program on the mac, and so I recommend learning Cocoa or Carbon.&nbsp; Since you don't know C++ at all, I recommend learning Cocoa.&nbsp; Developing on a mac with Cocoa is very straightforward, especially if you're learning from a book like O'Reilly's Learning Cocoa (<a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncocoa/" target="_blank">http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncocoa/</a>).&nbsp; There's also a newer edition <a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncocoa2/" target="_blank">http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncocoa2/</a>.&nbsp; These books will give you a quick and dirty introduction to practical coding on the mac, and tons of examples for a beginner, without all the added baggage that a learning C++ book will teach you, and you will never ever use in your lifetime.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="dr_springfield, post: 27150"] Well, C++ is C, only with more object oriented bells and whistles. If you want to learn to program on the mac, you could start off as DualG5Lova recommended, learning ANSI C++, which is entirely terminal based. But you seem to want to learn how to program on the mac, and so I recommend learning Cocoa or Carbon. Since you don't know C++ at all, I recommend learning Cocoa. Developing on a mac with Cocoa is very straightforward, especially if you're learning from a book like O'Reilly's Learning Cocoa ([url]http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncocoa/[/url]). There's also a newer edition [url]http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncocoa2/[/url]. These books will give you a quick and dirty introduction to practical coding on the mac, and tons of examples for a beginner, without all the added baggage that a learning C++ book will teach you, and you will never ever use in your lifetime. [/QUOTE]

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