REALbasic for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

by Michael Swaine

REALbasic is one of the most popular programming platforms for Macintosh users. This guide shows how to develop applications for the Macintosh and Windows platform, with plenty of screenshots to guide... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201781220
• ISBN13: 9780201781229
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Length: 441 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Useful nuggets, clear and to the point.

This book is a great way to "get your feet wet" with REALbasic and I'd recommend it for anyone just getting started with programming or with REALbasic. If you're looking for a comprehensive book on REALbasic -- this isn't it. Instead the book covers fundamental aspects of REALbasic, explained with plain talk and illustrated with direct and easy to understand examples.The format is extremely easy to digest. The book is broken into a dozen topic chapters, each broken into 2-10 page lessons that introduct an aspect of the REALbasic feature set. Each lesson has a one paragraph overview, then some casual tips and great illustrative graphics before clear and step-by-step examples. If you've been programming for a while, the plain talk and "don't skip even the obvious" style may put you off. But if you've been programming longer than that, you'll appreciate the plain talk and "don't skip even the obvious" style.A great "first book" for REALbasic and a valuable reference for the rest of us.