Object-Oriented Programming: An Evolutionary Approach

by Brad J. Cox

Book Overview

The first book published that fully describes object-oriented programming in an accessible manner for a wide range of readers. This new second edition covers the changes that have occurred in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201103931
• ISBN13: 9780201103939
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The original reference work on Objective-C

The original reference work on Objective-C; the second edition was published May of 1991. So don't expect anything about OS X or Cocoa. But it's still a good book. If you want to read about the language itself, its history, the motivations behind its design, and its relationship to other languages, this is the book for you. If you want an introduction to the concept of object-oriented programming that is not mucked up by the foulness of C++ or Java, but rather gets you started down the One True Path of Cocoa right off the bat, this would also be a good place to start. I learned Objective-C from this book, and it is still handy as a reference work. Kind of the Kernighan & Ritchie of Objective-C. Four stars instead of five because it has less and less relevance for the typical Obj-C programmer nowadays, who is almost certainly coding for Cocoa on OS X.

This book is awesome.. it explains alot.

The book is kind of small.. but its packed w/ info onobjective-c. It gives complete info on how to use the objective-c OOPextension as well the objective-c internals.

The main reference on Objective-C.

The first three chapters are conceptual, and compare various approaches to object-oriented programming. Chapters 4 until 8 are highly technical and give detailed information on the Objective-C runtime and class libraries. I find the chapter on user interfaces a bit sloppy. Interesting, on the other hand, is the final chapter with projects for extensions.

One of the best books on Object Oriented Programming

This book is a must read for anybody working in Objective-C (NextStep/Rhapsody). It basically describes Objective-C, how it works, and future directions for the language. It also has a good comparison of other OO languages. Overall, it's a great book