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Macintosh Programming: Printed Resources

See also: Apple's Technical Reference Library

Apple titles, and many useful third-party titles, are published by Addison-Wesley

Most titles may be ordered from APDA

New Inside Mac

Most titles are available on-line from Apple's Inside Mac folder

For quick-reference lookup on-line, Apple offers the Macintosh Programmer's Toolbox Assistant

New additions to the series include smaller format titles on some of Apple's latest technology:

Apple Guide Complete: Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-48334-3, book/CD-ROM; $39.95 U.S.
3D Graphics Programming with QuickDraw 3D: Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-48926-0, book/CD-ROM, 496 pages; $39.95 U.S.
Also available on-line in HTML!
Advanced Color Imaging on the Mac OS: Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-48949-X, book/CD-ROM, 352 pages; $36.95 U.S.
AppleScript Language Guide: Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-40735-3, 380 pages; $29.95 U.S.
AppleScript Scripting Additions Guide: Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-40736-1, 116 pages; $18.95 U.S.
AppleScript Finder Guide
Do not forget to check out the Technotes!

Human Interface

Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines ( HIG on-line)

The key to "Making it Macintosh".
(See also Electronic Guide to Macintosh Human Interface Design, the CD-ROM companion.)

Tog on Interface by Bruce "Tog" Tognazzini

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-60842-1, paperback, 352 pages; $29.95 U.S.

The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design Edited by Brenda Laurel

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-51797-3, paperback, 523 pages; $34.95 U.S.

Programming as if People Mattered by Nathaniel Borenstein

"Friendly Programs, Software Engineering, and Other Noble Delusions"

Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction (Second Edition) by Ben Shneiderman

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-57286-9, hardcover, 573 pages

Human-Computer Interaction by Jenny Preece with Yvonne Rogers, Helen Sharp, David Benyon, Simon Holland, and Tom Carey

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-62769-9, hardcover, 773 pages

Apple Fellow Donald Norman has published several books exploring how humans interact with technology:

Things That Make Us Smart: Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-62695-0, 1993 softcover, 290 pages: $15 U.S.
Turn Signals Are the Facial Expressions of Automobiles: Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-62236-X, 1992 softcover, 205 pages: $10.95 U.S.
The Design of Everyday Things: Doubleday: ISBN 0-385-26774-6, 1988 softcover, 257 pages: $15 U.S.

Periodicals

develop: Apple's quarterly journal (with CD-ROM) of programming articles and topics, often on the latest Apple technology. A very good bargain.
(DEVELOP Journal and Inside Mac on CD-ROM)
(Back issues can also be found at Develop on-line.)
Apple Directions: "Apple Directions, the developer business report, communicates Apple's strategic, business, and technical directions every month..."
Apple Directions Express: Sign up to receive Apple Directions Express!

Third Party

Just some highlights of commonly highly recommended books.

How to Write Macintosh Software (Third Edition) by Scott Knaster

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-60805-7, 423 pages; $28.95 U.S.

Macintosh Programming Secrets (Second Edition) by Scott Knaster & Keith Rollin

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0201-58134-5, 536 pages; $29.95 U.S.

Debugging Macintosh Software with MacsBug by Konstantin Othmer & Jim Straus

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-57049-1, book/disk, 547 pages; $34.95 U.S.
(MacBug 6.2 comes on a disk, though a newer version is available.)

A Fragment of Your Imagination: Code Fragments and Code Resources for Power Macintosh and Macintosh Programmers by Joe Zobkiw

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-48358-0, book/CD-ROM, 528 pages; $39.95 U.S.
Also see the Fragment web site

Programming Starter Kit for Macintosh by Jim Trudeau

Hayden: ISBN 1-56830-174-X, 1995
View the Table of Contents and two chapters from the book.
Additions, Corrections, and Updates

Tricks of the Mac Game Programming Gurus

Hayden: ISBN 1-56830-183-9, 1995; $50 U.S.

MacTech magazine

ResEdit Complete

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-55075-X; $29.95 U.S.
(ResEdit on-line.)

The Tao of AppleScript (Second Edition) by Derrick Schneider & Hans Hansen

Hayden: ISBN 1-56830-115-4, 1994; $29.95 U.S.
(Comes with AppleScript 1.1)

The Complete AppleScript Handbook by Danny Goodman

Random House Electronic Publishing, ISBN 0-679-79148-5: $35.00
(Only known to come with AppleScript 1.0)

Danny Goodman's Apple Guide Starter Kit by Danny Goodman and Jeremy Joan Hewes

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-48349-1, paperback/disk, 320 pages; $34.95 U.S.

Learn C on the Macintosh (Second Edition) by Dave Mark

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-48406-4, book/CD-ROM, 496 pages: $34.95 U.S.

Have one of Dave Mark's earlier books? You can download the source code

Mastering the THINK Class Library: Using Symantec C++ and Visual Architect by Richard O. Parker

Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-48356-4, paperback, 496 pages; $29.95 U.S.

Related Subject Books

Inside Taligent Technology by Sean Cotter, with Mike Potel, Vice President of Technology: Addison-Wesley: ISBN 0-201-40970-4, paperback, 476 pages; $29.95 U.S.
Taligent's web site

December 10, 1995 - Robert Lentz (ralentz@ralentz.com)