Objective C help

cotton31 · 3 Nov 2008 at 21:59

Hi,

I'd like to learn a programming language, and have chosen obj c.

This is mainly because I use a Mac.

Is this a good language to learn? If not, what would you recommend? I know a bit of VB from college.

If so, where should I start? Any websites you could share?

Thanks,

pjansell · 4 Nov 2008 at 00:40

Personally i wouldn't say C is as forgiving as other languages, especially for someone who is new to programming.

Early on its more important that you learn a language which doesn't bog you down in the syntax but instead, helps convey the important concepts of structured/object oriented programming, which are common across all languages.

Once you've grasped those concepts, and are able to apply them will skill and proficiency, the language (for most part) becomes irrelevant.

I'd test the water with either pascal/delphi or visual basic to start with, and go on from there.

Ladforce · 4 Nov 2008 at 10:10

I have completely the opposite view, I think c is a perfect language to start with as it makes you understand things such as memory usage/allocation etc which are "hidden" from you in other languages.

I guess it depends on what type of person you are, if you really want to learn programming and wont give up if it gets too tough then go for c or c++ depending if you want to learn OOP. If you want to do it as a hobby or for fun then go for pascal/delphi or even something more advanced like c# or java.

RobMunfy · 4 Nov 2008 at 14:27

Ladforce said:
I have completely the opposite view, I think c is a perfect language to start with as it makes you understand things such as memory usage/allocation etc which are "hidden" from you in other languages.

I guess it depends on what type of person you are, if you really want to learn programming and wont give up if it gets too tough then go for c or c++ depending if you want to learn OOP. If you want to do it as a hobby or for fun then go for pascal/delphi or even something more advanced like c# or java.

+1

cotton31 · 4 Nov 2008 at 19:11

Thanks guys - does anyone have any decent C resources? (websites etc.)

Thanks,

Spyhop · 4 Nov 2008 at 19:25

Objective C is very distinct from C - don't get the two mixed up because of the names