Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ukma!rutgers!cmcl2!vx2!spector
From: spector@vx2.NYU.EDU (David HM Spector)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: New Mac Programmer...
Message-ID: <370003@vx2.NYU.EDU>
Date: 2 Mar 89 22:59:29 GMT
References: <7063@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Organization: New York University
Lines: 45

Well, if you've _never_ programmed a Macintosh before, the two best
books are probably:

	  _Programmers Introduction to the Macintosh Family_

				and

		      _Human Interface Guidelines_

Both are Apple books published by Addison Wesley.  The first gives a
very good overviewof the software architecture and programming model
used on the Macintosh without being grossly confusing, the second sets
the standard upon which all well crafted Macintosh programs are
programmed... 

...after you digest those, the you'd probaably want to look at
something like _Macintosh_Revealed_ (Hayden Book Co.) and vols. 1-4 of
_Inside_Macintosh_ (Addison Wesley)  Volume 5 of _Inside_Macintosh_
cover additional material with regard to "newer" machines and such
(Macintosh/SE and MacintoshII).

When you're just starting programming on the Mac, THINK's C and/or Pascal
are almost essential, as they offer excellent environments in which
you can not only design and write complete programs, but their
debuggers' allow you to look around at what's happening inside the
machine.  If you're really into a more Un*x'y type of environment,
there's Apple's MPW (Macintosh Programmer's Workshop); but its very
pricey (~$600 for the whole 9 yds.), and not conducive to learning
whats going on for beginners, but immensely powerful.

...hope that helps a little...

_DHMS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David HM Spector				   New York University
Unix Manager/Senior Systems Programmer		   Stern School of Business
ARPAnet: SPECTOR@GBA.NYU.EDU			   Academic Computing Center
USEnet:...!{uunet,rocky,harvard}!cmcl2!spector     90 Trinity Place, Rm C-4
HamRadio: N2BCA (44.68.0.50)  MCIMail: DSpector    New York, New York 10006
AppleLink: DHMSpector   CompuServe: 71260,1410     (212) 285-6080
"Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life"
			- Senator Orrin Hatch


XYZZYGLORP