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From: mikem@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Mike Morton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: what manuals does a NeXT developer need?
Message-ID: <12708@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Date: 28 Apr 91 20:28:15 GMT
Organization: University of Hawaii
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As a fledgling, solo NeXT developer, I often wonder what documentation I
should have.  (Besides the long promised Technical Doc from NeXT, I mean.)

For example, I spent some time yesterday figuring out that pswrap
doesn't accept some characters (such as curly quotes) in PostScript
comments.  Typing "man pswrap" tells me not much except that I
should check out the pswrap Reference Manual from Adobe.  Do I
really need this manual?  I don't want to end up with a cluttered
bookshelf and an empty checkbook.

I'd like to compile a list of essential and not-so-essential
documentation for NeXT development.  Drop me a line with a list
of what's on your bookshelf, and I'll post a summary.  If you
mention a book not available in most technical bookstores, such
as manuals from a vendor, please include ordering info if you
have it.  Brief reviews (readability, reference vs. learning,
applicability, etc...) would also help.

 -- Mike Morton // P.O. Box 11299, Honolulu, HI  96828, (808) 676-6966 HST
      Internet: mikem@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu
    (anagrams): Mr. Machine Tool; Ethical Mormon; Chosen Immortal; etc.

P.S. By curly quotes, I mean curly double quotes, among other characters
you get with the Alternate key.  I do not mean, "Moe!  Larry!  Cheese!".