on 2008-03-24 11:30 AM, colo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In Ruby GC just works dandy without thought. Why is it so different in > Cocoa Obj2.0?
My main issue is how to know exactly when to declare instance variables weak or strong. There seem to be some subtleties in that area that I don't yet understand. On the other hand, it appears that these issues will rarely be encountered, and that the simple rules of thumb in the documentation will almost always be enough. > What kinda of real headaches will I have jumping into osx programing > compared to ruby ? I've never used Ruby, so I can't answer your question. The question I would ask is the other way around: what kind of headaches would I have jumping into Ruby? After programming for years in Pascal, plus Basic before that, I found learning C pretty easy. Then when I got into Objective-C and the Cocoa frameworks, it took me an hour or two to understand the Objective-C additions to standard C and maybe a day to be able to use them comfortably. The Cocoa frameworks take a lot more study, of course, but that has nothing to do with the language -- it's just like learning any new framework. -- Bill Cheeseman - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA www.quecheesoftware.com PreFab Software - www.prefabsoftware.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
