New programmer needs buying help (manuals)

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3 total messages Started by sl05r Wed, 02 Sep 1992 00:25

#995

Author: sl05r
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 00:25

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I am going to receive my NeXT in a week or so, and I know see from the postings
that there is a good chance of getting 3.0 on the machine.  I have already
outlined the books I am going to order (the P.O.'s are written up), and they
are for the 2.0 release books. (reference, developers guide, etc.)  I am going
to be jumping write in to developing an application (which is what the NeXT is
for) and I am dreading getting 3.0 and manuals that are going to be of no use
to me.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  I would love to wait an get the 3.0
docs when they come out, but I am not going to be able to wait that long before
I have to be knee deep in programming.  Are the 2.0 books going to be of any
help at all with 3.0?  Is the documentation on the system, like in the
librarian so I can just bag the manuals and print them out and buy them when
they get released?  

Also, is there any reference manuals available now for programming on the NeXT
(info on the compiler, classes, general rules, etc.)?

Thanks a lot,
John Zollinger (a stressed programmer)
sl05r@cc.usu.edu

Re: New programmer needs buying help (manuals)

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Author: MKK2
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 15:03

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Even if you have 3.0, the 2.0 manuals will be of GREAT help while you wait
for the 3.0 manuals.  3.0 adds many nice capabilities, but 90% of what you
need, especially as a NeXT beginner, is the same as 2.0.

   In fact, do whatever it takes to get a copy of NeXTstep CONCEPTS.  Mine
is for version 1.0, but I still think it is the most useful manual I know
of for getting started.

   I had to beg for mine from a guy I know at NeXT.  So far as I know,
it isn't an Addison-Wesley pub.

good luck

Re: New programmer needs buying help (manuals)

#1037

Author: Robert D. Nicholson
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 22:55

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MKK2@psuvm.psu.edu writes:

>Even if you have 3.0, the 2.0 manuals will be of GREAT help while you wait
>for the 3.0 manuals.  3.0 adds many nice capabilities, but 90% of what you
>need, especially as a NeXT beginner, is the same as 2.0.

>   In fact, do whatever it takes to get a copy of NeXTstep CONCEPTS.  Mine
>is for version 1.0, but I still think it is the most useful manual I know
>of for getting started.

>   I had to beg for mine from a guy I know at NeXT.  So far as I know,
>it isn't an Addison-Wesley pub.

>good luck

NextStep CONCEPTS (the old one 1.0) can be had from the archives
in pub/next/docs/NeXT

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