Cocoa Tutorial for Absolute Newbies: Part II

The newest tutorial at Cocoa Dev Central is called Learn Cocoa: Part II. The first one was very simple by design. This follow-up introduces the idea of writing and compiling code, along with basic object-oriented concepts.



Both tutorials are a bit unconventional. They don't really assume previous programming experience, but they don't go the bottom-up route either. Instead, of learning about data widths and pointers, you're dropped right in the middle of a Cocoa app and are shown only concepts you need to progress to the next step. This is all designed to keep you motivated.

The closest comparison I can think of is the Pimsleur language system. You aren't taught all the rules about grammar first, but rather immersed in common phrases. That may sound crazy, but it's exactly how young children learn to speak.

I also think this it's how a lot of programmers learn to write software. Most of my learning experiences involved being exposed to something and then getting immersed in a situation where each thing I learned was immediately useful.

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Also, one last thing that maybe someone will find entertaining. These are the concept sketches I put together while waiting for breakfast at Hobees. Appropriately, it's drawn on the back of a Hobees kids menu.



While you guys go read that, I'm going to catch up on some Zelda.

Enjoy.

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