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From: rudolf@neptune.uucp (Jim Rudolf)
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Subject: Re: Objective C References wanted
Keywords: Objective C
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Date: 8 Mar 89 21:00:22 GMT
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In article <3430@ima.ima.isc.com> johnl@ima.UUCP (John R. Levine) writes:
>In article <21084@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> labc-4da@rosebud.berkeley.edu (Bob Heiney) writes:
>>The NeXT machine, which I have yet to see in person, has piqued my
>>curiosity about Objective C.  Unfortunately, I can't find any
>>references for the language.  Can anyone suggest some good books?
>
>No, but I can suggest a so-so book:
>	Brad J. Cox, "Object Oriented Programming, an Evolutionary Approach,"
>	Addison-Wesley, 1987, ISBN 0-201-10393-1
>Cox is the creator of Objective C.  I find that the book wanders and gets
>bogged down in boring detail, but it certainly explains the language...

The Cox book is not one to get if you are looking for an Objective-C book.
It is a good book if you want a thorough introduction to object-oriented
programming, but it only uses Objective-C for examples.  I don't think you
can learn Objective-C from this book alone.  Nonetheless, I recommend it
because it'll teach you more about OOP than you'll get out of an Objective-C
book with only a chapter or two devoted to OOP concepts.

Jim Rudolf

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