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Book:		Learning Cocoa
Subject:		Learning Cocoa Review
Date:		2001-05-27 12:34:51
From:		Deirdre Saoirse Moen

Rating: Learning Cocoa is written in Objective-C because, as Steve Jobs noted, Objective-C is the native language of MacOS X. Java was added for people who preferred it, but really, Objective-C isn't brain surgery and the book gives a tutorial that should be sufficient for anyone familiar with a C-like language. I'm sure there will be Java Cocoa titles out, but until there are, my advice would be to learn at least a reading knowledge of Objective-C. Though I prefer Objective-C, my first task upon starting with Cocoa was to rewrite the tutorial in Java. And, regarding the number of books in Java, true, but how many books on one subject do you actually need? I have, despite using C in writing commercial apps for years, ONE book on C, etc. Think Different -- Use Objective-C.