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Lawrence <flowerpots@bigfoot.com> wrote:

> I used to enjoy programming my Sinclair Spectrum back in the eighties and
> could handle a thousand lines of code or so.
> 
> I'd like to learn to programme on my Mac (and maybe one day earn some money).
> 
> Talk me out of it, or point me in the right direction.  
> 
> I don't mind paying for some software and books but would like too try at
> minimal cost to see if I can still do it, after all I'm 35 and not as bright
> as I was at 18.

Hmm...  It all depends on what you want to do.  Chipmunk Basic is a free
Basic interpreter for Macs; not terribly modern or flexible or anything.
If you've got System 7.5 or above you've got Applescript; I'm told `The
Tao of Applescript' is the best book on the subject.  Applescript only
lets you control applications (which includes the Finder) - it has its
uses, and it's possibly a useful introduction to object oriented
programming.

If you're deadly serious about programming properly, something like C++
is a good idea.  I've never met a decent book on the language, and I've
no idea what the best development environment is for a proper
programming language like this on the Mac.  Macs being funny beasts,
you'll need to get the `Inside Macintosh' books from Apple - .pdf
versions are available at Apple's web site (somewhere); the printed
versions are expensive.

Rowland.
(only 30 but definitely not as bright as he was when *he* was 18)

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