Ruby Cocoa

Now in Beta.

Macs are popular because they make computing “not hurt.” Ruby is popular because it makes programming “not hurt.” Cocoa is a huge pile of code Apple created to make programming on the Mac hurt less—but you have to use the Objective-C language, which… kind of hurts.

Now, through RubyCocoa, the joy of Cocoa meets the joy of Ruby.
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Download and watch DRM-free episodes when and where it’s convenient for you. New Episodes now available for the Expression Engine and Core Animation series.

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News from the Pragmatic Programmers

Greetings!

Three new things up this week: a new book on RubyCocoa, more Screencast episodes, and a new Podcast interview.

RubyCocoa

This is a book for the Ruby programmer who’s never written a Mac app before. Through this hands-on tutorial, you’ll learn all about the Cocoa framework for programming on Mac OS X. Join the author’s journey as this experienced Ruby programmer delves into the Cocoa framework right from the beginning, answering the same questions and solving the same problems that you’ll face.

Together you’ll build a single application that threads throughout the book, and it’s not a toy. You’ll cover topics that may not be the flashiest parts of Cocoa, but they’re ones you’ll need to know to create robust, feature-rich applications for yourself. And you’ll learn more than just Cocoa and RubyCocoa, you’ll get first-hand effective agile development practices. You’ll see test-first development of user-interface code, little domain-specific languages that take advantage of Ruby features, and other Rubyish tricks.

At the end of the book, you’ll be ready to write a real Mac OS X application that can be distributed to real users.

Now available in beta at pragprog.com/titles/bmrc

More Screencast Episodes

Two new episodes are now available:

New Podcast with Mike Clark

Daniel Steinberg interviews the Pragmatic Studio’s Mike Clark. Mike talks about the Pragmatic Studio, the Edge Conferences, Screencasts and shoulder surfing, and how to get inside the head of an expert. Now at pragprog.com/podcasts and on iTunes.

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