Quote: Originally Posted by SteveJobs Hello everyone, I'm about to start getting into programming. I had some Java lessons at school, so I thought I'd start off with that. So, a…

Xcode works as well if you don't want to spend upward of $200 to learn to program…

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveJobs And is XCode ok even in the long run or would Eclipse (or something else?) be a better choice? -- Or should I try to start getting going in…

If you're still in school, and future classes will be taught in Java, I would personally recommend sticking with Java...at least for awhile longer. IMHO, it is a real good idea to…

Steve, I'm coming from an academic standpoint. I'd say learn Scheme or LISP as a first language, because they are truly excellent, beautiful languages. After spending some time wit…

Hey everyone, thanks for all the answers. I'll specify my point of view by commenting on some of your remarks. I am no longer attending any kind of school, so I don't get any Java…

a few weeks have passed since the last post but i will still post for what it is worth... what language you want to learn depends on what you want to acheive. why do you want to l…

Quote: Originally Posted by phoenix78 what language you want to learn depends on what you want to acheive. why do you want to learn programming? with anything a person does in l…

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveJobs Other than this, which compiler should I use in order to get into Java? java sdk comes with javac. This is a good one. There is also…

yeah java is a good place to start.. it comes built into the OS? or do you have to install the developer packages yourself from the OS cd/dvd? lol.. i cant remember it has been age…

Cocoa/Objective-C. There's really no other option for great OS X apps. Sure, Java is popular, but you don't need to learn it as a first language. It's really something you learn la…

I've found the best way to learn a language and its API is to sit down and give yourself goals/projects to do. For example, work on writing a simple calculator or a really simple 2…

SteveJobs, If you want to write applications for Mac OS X, Objective-C/Cocoa is definitely a great place to start. However, I suggest that you take daily supplements of learning L…

How does learning LISP make you a better programmer than learning Python or Smalltalk?

So does anybody know if Apple is planning a whole new OS (starting from scratch) for the future? I cannot believe that OS X is the last OS for Apple even if there are continual yea…

next MACdows or WindMAC

Probably not the last OS...but the foundation is good for another 10 years or more. OS X is 100 times more flexible OS 9 ever was. Judging by the patents Apple has filed recent…

Quote: Originally Posted by Horsepoo!!! Probably not the last OS...but the foundation is good for another 10 years or more. OS X is 100 times more flexible OS 9 ever was. Ju…

Mark, while I agree with you - it's a good idea to be future oriented and not to let things languish - let's not give Jobs any ideas about yet another transition to embark on at th…

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve's Sanity Mark, while I agree with you - it's a good idea to be future oriented and not to let things languish - let's not give Jobs any ideas a…

I don't think anything is even on the drawing boards at this moment. Even Steve said the yearly flow of major upgrades is slowing and I believe that will continue, each major rele…

While I don't see Apple stopping the use of OS X any time soon, I do not see why they haven't already given thought to the future of their operating system. By what Steve said abo…

If I am not wrong Jobs said that Mac OS X was going to be the Apple OS for the next ten years… give it some more time

My estimation is that OS X will be the Apple OS until Macs run Windows. Make of that what you will cheers W-Y

What Os does your toaster or washing machine run..... In the future most programs will become web based, only thing you nedd is a clean powerfull browser or whatever it will be ca…