on 23/10/02 00:29, Justin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i found a "Family PC" magazine, which had a little article about Cocoa, > and they were talking about how its a great new programming > environment, thats simple enough for kids to learn (it appeared to be a > graphical environment?) > this magazine was published in 97 iirc.... os10 wasnt around then, and > they were demoing it on whatever the current system was then (this was > around the time of clones) > it looked pretty interesting...but doesnt appear to have anything to do > with unix.
It's the best development environment out there, period. And I've tried many, including MS Visual Studio, CodeWarrior Mac/Windows, etc. The Objective-C language is based on C and SmallTalk. It's a real object-oriented language, with no retro-fitting of missing features, like C++ has had over the last few years. Plus, it's not grammatically convoluted like C++ and is way more dynamic than Java. The runtime system in OS X that executes Objective-C code is fantastic. I think that the reason why it may be confused about a graphical environment is because of InterfaceBuilder, which lets you build graphically your interface. The most interesting part of InterfaceBuilder is that, as opposed to most other graphical interface builder, the objects you put in a window, for instance, are real objects, not a false representation that mimics what the real object behavior would be. That's because of the highly dynamic nature of Objective-C and the runtime system running at the OS level. So, after you put a few widgets together, you can test your stuff in InterfaceBuilder and see exactly what would happen. You can even write your own widgets and make them available to InterfaceBuilder, so that the next time you write a great app, you just grab your manufactured widget from the InterfaceBuilder palette and just put it where you want it to be. It's that simple. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/RV: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:laurent.daudelin@;verizon.net case and paste n.: [from `cut and paste'] 1. The addition of a new feature to an existing system by selecting the code from an existing feature and pasting it in with minor changes. Common in telephony circles because most operations in a telephone switch are selected using case statements. Leads to software bloat. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
