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From: cohill@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Andrew M. Cohill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Summary: Recommendations for Objective-C Book
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Date: 20 May 91 13:25:54 GMT
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In my opinion (worked as technical writer *and* programmer both), the
NeXT manuals on Objective-C, especially the "tutorial" sections 
that cover the the Interface Builder, are nearly incomprehensible.  
There is simply no excuse for describing a visual programming language
without using pictures. Regrettably, the NeXT books are the only
"comprehensive" reference to Objective-C, and certainly attempt to do
more than Stepstones's own manuals, which provide one very skimpy
example and class descriptions, nothing more.  The lack of good books on
Objective-C has hampered acceptance of the language, and Stepstone seems
blind to this.  They told me that everyone learns from reading their
manuals.  While this may be true, that does not necessarily follow that
learning from their manuals is *easy*.  Nor do you know how many people
gave up because the manuals are inadequate.  Stepstone could use an
elementary introduction to sampling theory.....

Andy Cohill


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|          ...we have to look for routes of power our teachers never       
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|Andy Cohill        cohill@vtserf.cc.vt.edu            VPI&SU