I went through an apple cocoa tutorial and found it quick and easy to create a user interface (to be honest didnt get the code that much, as all I know is C++ and just started OOP) and I was wondering can you do the same using xcode for a C++ app.
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Yes, you need to use Carbon if you want to program in C++, and I don't think you can use interface builder with Carbon.
However, Objective C is very easy to learn if you already know C++. It'll take you less than an hour to grasp the basics and become productive. And if you work with it for a week you'll be comfortable with the syntax and have most of the mechanisms and design patterns under control.
However, Objective C is very easy to learn if you already know C++. It'll take you less than an hour to grasp the basics and become productive. And if you work with it for a week you'll be comfortable with the syntax and have most of the mechanisms and design patterns under control.
If you don't want to limit yourself to Mac apps (yes, I know, I know, but there are other systems out there, really... 
), then you could check out Qt from Trolltech, a cross-platform framework for making GUIs for C++ developers...
), then you could check out Qt from Trolltech, a cross-platform framework for making GUIs for C++ developers...
I think you can use Interface Builder with Carbon but I could be wrong. Cocoa and Carbon can achieve the same results but it's generally thought that it's easier for a single developer/small team to do it in Cocoa. Apple are throwing a lot of technology and development at Cocoa whereas Carbon seems to be static at the moment.
Core Data + Bindings + Interface Builder = Easy app development.
Core Data + Bindings + Interface Builder = Easy app development.
Yes, I'm pretty sure you can use Carbon with IB. And there's also some unholy beast called Objective-C++, which Xcode/gcc supports, so that might help you. But that said, it's still generally best to stick with Objective-C/C/Cocoa for new, native Mac apps.
I'm sorry. You can use Interface Builder with Carbon. I have only used it with Cocoa and assumed, since all the UI-controls in the palette were called NSSomething and only had documentation for Objective C and Java, that it was Objective C and Java only.
I tried creating a Carbon project and it does use Interface Builder, and the UI-control palette is now replaced with different controls.
I know. Never assume.
I tried creating a Carbon project and it does use Interface Builder, and the UI-control palette is now replaced with different controls.
I know. Never assume.