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ratbastid · 08-09-2008, 09:14 AM

Any Objective-C developers here? I'm working on learning it to develop for the iPhone, and I'm having some trouble getting my head around some basics. Since I never learned C, this whole business of pointers (for instance) is leaving me a bit befuddled. I'm a Perl expert... and this syntax looks like line noise to me.

Anyone? Anyone?

Zweiblumen · 08-09-2008, 12:59 PM

Isn't there any other programing language that you can use. C is very powerful (and eazy to make mistakes) but has a rather steep learning curve. Pointers are one of the more complex things in C, I was always unsure when to use * and &, and eazy to change what a pointer points to instead of changing the value (address vs value).

Yours
Zweiblumen

ratbastid · 08-09-2008, 02:58 PM

Negative. The iPhone API is Objective-C only. That's the language that the Mac platform has more or less standardized on since the release of the Cocoa framework.

jlaase · 08-10-2008, 07:17 PM

I would gladly help you out with any objective-c questions. Please send me a PM and we can exchange email addresses.

Josh

Daemon1313 · 08-12-2008, 02:04 PM

I've got 15 odd years of experience with C/C++, so I can help you out with any C syntax questions you might have.

Jinn · 08-12-2008, 02:15 PM

The iPhone SDK is Objective-C? BAHAHAHAHAHA .. ahahha.. aahha... hhaha.. ah...hahah.

How did I not know this? That's hilarious.

ratbastid · 08-14-2008, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jinn

The iPhone SDK is Objective-C? BAHAHAHAHAHA .. ahahha.. aahha... hhaha.. ah...hahah.

How did I not know this? That's hilarious.

Objective-C is the standard for Mac development. Has been since NeXTSTEP and the G3 processor had a baby named OS X.

There are C and Java bindings for the Cocoa framework too. People who know refer to Objective-C as "elegant", and I don't speak the language yet myself, so I don't quite know what you're laughing about.

biznatch · 08-19-2008, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ratbastid

Objective-C is the standard for Mac development. Has been since NeXTSTEP and the G3 processor had a baby named OS X.

There are C and Java bindings for the Cocoa framework too. People who know refer to Objective-C as "elegant", and I don't speak the language yet myself, so I don't quite know what you're laughing about.

Well, each programmer has his favorite language, no?
I did some C++ and I liked it a lot.

08-09-2008, 09:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Objective-C? Anyone? Any Objective-C developers here? I'm working on learning it to develop for the iPhone, and I'm having some trouble getting my head around some basics. Since I never learned C, this whole business of pointers (for instance) is leaving me a bit befuddled. I'm a Perl expert... and this syntax looks like line noise to me. Anyone? Anyone?

08-09-2008, 12:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zweiblumen Insane Location: at home	Isn't there any other programing language that you can use. C is very powerful (and eazy to make mistakes) but has a rather steep learning curve. Pointers are one of the more complex things in C, I was always unsure when to use * and &, and eazy to change what a pointer points to instead of changing the value (address vs value). Yours Zweiblumen __________________ Sodomy non sapiens. : I'm buggered if I know

08-12-2008, 02:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Daemon1313 Crazy Location: Atlanta	I've got 15 odd years of experience with C/C++, so I can help you out with any C syntax questions you might have. __________________ A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

08-12-2008, 02:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	The iPhone SDK is Objective-C? BAHAHAHAHAHA .. ahahha.. aahha... hhaha.. ah...hahah. How did I not know this? That's hilarious. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

08-09-2008, 02:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Negative. The iPhone API is Objective-C only. That's the language that the Mac platform has more or less standardized on since the release of the Cocoa framework.

08-10-2008, 07:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
jlaase Upright	I would gladly help you out with any objective-c questions. Please send me a PM and we can exchange email addresses. Josh