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by joubert 5834 days ago
The bible is certainly Aaron Hillegass' Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X - http://www.bignerdranch.com/book/cocoa®_programming_for_mac®...

The Apple documentation is outstanding. http://developer.apple.com/resources/

Check out ObjC and iOS podcasts.

My favorite Cocoa website it http://theocacao.com/

Delicious might also help you: http://delicious.com/tag/cocoa
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twobar 5834 days ago
Regarding interface design and user experience I'd like to highlight the Apple Human Interface Guidelines [1].

They are to the point, which makes them easy to read and great for everyone interested in UI design and UX.

[1] http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/UserExp...

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Hoff 5833 days ago
Having looked at both in some detail, Daniel Steinberg's Cocoa Programming book http://pragprog.com/titles/dscpq/cocoa-programming might be preferable to Hillegass's book.
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thefunk 5833 days ago
why?
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Hoff 5833 days ago
Hillegass spent time and text comparing Cocoa constructs to other programming languages. On distractions.

Steinberg's approach had better technical progression, tighter focus and superior editing.

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minischneides 5833 days ago
Much thanks, I'll be sure to check out some of those sources. I've always found the Apple docs a little bit daunting, but I'll give them another shot.
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