books by James Duncan Davidson (industrial definitive compromise)

books by James Duncan Davidson

books:

Learning Cocoa with Objective-C, 2nd Edition

18 reviews
James Duncan Davidson, Inc. Apple Computer

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002

Great Start to Learn OS X Programming
This book is a great start to learn the best OS X programming technology. As a professional developer. The title says it "Learning Cocoa with Objective C". Avoid the book "Cocoa in a Nutshell" until you know Cocoa and Objective C and want a good refeerence. I also plan to read: "Programming in Objective C" and "Cocoa Programming", but only after mastering the material in this book.

Cocoa in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))

3 reviews
Michael Beam, James Duncan Davidson

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2003

A Great Purchase
One of the best books a Cocoa programmer can buy! It references most of the Cocoa API and Objective-C, as well as providing a few good examples. I find it indispensable.

Mac OS X Panther Hacks: 100 Industrial Strength Tips & Tools (Hacks)

5 reviews
Rael Dornfest, James Duncan Davidson

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004

For the Adventurous and Curious
"MacOSX Panther Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips &Tools" is an updating of the earlier "MacOSX Hacks" to address the newest operating system from Apple, OS 10.3, popularly known as "Panther". The Panther OS update continues to provide opportunity for basic users and power users to customize, tweek, and hack their machines. Unlike all previous Apple operating systems, the OSX iterations ...

Running Mac OS X Panther.
James Duncan Davidson

O'Reilly Vlg. GmbH & Co., 2004

Running Mac OS X Panther

8 reviews
James Duncan Davidson

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2003

Most accessible of O'Reilly's OS X books
This is a work for those who don't mind getting into the Terminal and into the internals of their Apple. The book has an interesting mix of coverage of the GUI and then the corresponding Unix layer. This dual coverage brings the topics covered home quite nicely. Some of the topics covered are; the Terminal, process control, file access, startup handling, printing and networking. I consider this ...

Running Mac OS X Tiger: A No-Compromise Power User's Guide to the Mac (Animal Guide)

8 reviews
Jason Deraleau, James Duncan Davidson

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

Learn How To Become A Mac Power User
'Running Mac OS X Tiger' by James Duncan Davidson is for those Mac users that want to get beyond simply surfing the Internet, writing some emails and moving files from one folder to the next. Written in an easy to follow manner, this book will take you from the basics of using the computer that you love so much and move on to the next level. From scheduling tasks to learning more about the ...

Agile Web Development With Rails
Dave/ Hansson, David Heinemeier/ Breedt, Leon/ Clark, Mike/ Davidson, James Duncan Thomas

Oreilly & Associates Inc, 2006

Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition

105 reviews
David Hansson, Leon Breedt, ...

Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006

Great Book - But Wait to Buy
This is THE book for Rails. Top notch...only WAIT to buy it. As others have said, there is a new edition coming out soon that covers Rails 2.0. Of course...if you can't wait, go to the publisher's web page. They are selling copies of this edition for 50% off, while supplies last. But, some of the code in this book will not work anymore in Rails 2.0. Still, a great book and well worth it even for ...

Ant: The Definitive Guide

21 reviews
Jesse E. Tilly, Eric M. Burke

Topeka Bindery, 2002

Just What I Needed
I learned something on page 2 -- ANT stands for Another Neat Tool. I was surprised, I always thought ANT was a pretty dull tool. To be sure, every time I wanted it to do something I could eventually get it to do it. (Actually I went and got help from the guru.) That reached a point where I got handed this book and told to go away. First, of course, I turned to the index, looked up what I ...