Building Cocoa Applications: A Step-by-Step Guide Review

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Book:		Building Cocoa Applications: A Step by Step Guide
Subject:		Building Cocoa Applications: A Step-by-Step Guide Review
Date:		2002-06-11 14:11:48
From:		Mike Beam

Rating: I too was one of the tech reviewers on the book. The strength of Building Cocoa Applications is its comprehensive approach to teaching Cocoa development. Calling it a step-by-step guide is only half the story. The applications presented in this book are not trivial proof-of-concept applications--they are meaningful applications that show how to _think_ in terms of Cocoa, which is a big part of the learning curve for many. No book is perfect with regards to the aspects that have been criticized in this forum, but O'Reilly readers are fortunate enough to have a place to go for updated information, errata, and sample code. Don't think that this stuff goes unnoticed by the editors and the authors. Don't let these trivialities prevent you from being exposed to what I feel is some of the best Cocoa instruction available; what you gain here easily overshadows what may be lost. Even as a tech reviewer I learned a lot from this book, as it is filled with the perspective of two programmers who have been dealing with this material since its inception more than a decade ago.