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Symantec C++ Programming For The Macintosh 1993

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Symantec C++ Programming for the Macintosh is a 1993 book by Neil Rhodes and Julie McKeehan, published by Brady Publishing, a division of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing, New York. ISBN 1-56686-049-0; Library of Congress catalog number 93-1660. The scan is the first printing.[1] Open Library gives the extent as xxvii, 683 pages.[2] The authors wrote it against prerelease versions of Symantec C++.[3]

It is a practical guide to Symantec C++ for Macintosh for C programmers moving to C++. Chapters 1 to 7 cover the development environment (projects, error messages, the debugger, resource utilities, building applications and precompiled headers); chapters 8 to 14 cover C++ and object-oriented design, the THINK Class Browser and the compiler options; Part 3, "The THINK Class Library and Other Frameworks", builds six example programs. The appendices cover compatibility and porting, SourceServer and ToolServer, and a short TCL reference, and list the contents of the accompanying disk.[4][5] The second edition is Symantec C++ Programming for the Macintosh 1994.

Contents

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Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[4]

  • Introduction, p. xxi
  • Chapter 1: Creating a Project, p. 3
  • Chapter 2: A Multiple-File Project, p. 25
  • Chapter 3: Interpreting Error Messages, p. 49
  • Chapter 4: Debugging a Program, p. 61
  • Chapter 5: Using Resource Utilities, p. 85
  • Chapter 6: Building an Application, p. 97
  • Chapter 7: Using Precompiled Headers, p. 107
  • Chapter 8: C++: An Enhanced C, p. 123
  • Chapter 9: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Design, p. 171
  • Chapter 10: Getting Started with Objects, p. 191
  • Chapter 11: A Closer Look at Objects, p. 221
  • Chapter 12: Writing Effective C++ Code, p. 245
  • Chapter 13: The THINK Class Browser, p. 259
  • Chapter 14: The C++ Options Panels, p. 271
  • Chapter 15: Using a Framework, p. 321
  • Chapter 16: RandomRectangle: Building a Rectangle Display Program, p. 337
  • Chapter 17: TextTyper: Building a Text-Editing Program, p. 355
  • Chapter 18: PICTPeeker: Building a Graphics-Viewing Program, p. 373
  • Chapter 19: Tick-Tock: Building a Clock Application, p. 401
  • Chapter 20: C++ Calc: Building a Calculator, p. 425
  • Chapter 21: AddressBook: Building an Address Database Program, p. 453
  • Appendix A: Compatibility and Porting, p. 501
  • Appendix B: SourceServer and ToolServer, p. 509
  • Appendix C: A Brief TCL Reference Manual, p. 533
  • Appendix D: Complete Source Listings, p. 557
  • Appendix E: Annotated Bibliography, p. 635
  • Appendix F: Disk Contents, p. 641
  • Index, p. 651

What this book does not contain

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It is a programming book. It has no service procedures, parts lists, schematics or electrical data; Apple's repair documentation is in Category:Apple Service Source. The hosted scan is 703 PDF pages including the covers; the disk is not included.

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Download: Symantec_C++_Programming_For_The_Macintosh_1993.pdf (62 MB)

References

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  1. ↑ Neil Rhodes and Julie McKeehan, Symantec C++ Programming for the Macintosh (Brady, 1993), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 3-4).
  2. ↑ Open Library, Symantec C++ programming for the Macintosh, record OL22242301M. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  3. ↑ Rhodes and McKeehan, Symantec C++ Programming for the Macintosh, Acknowledgments (PDF p. 7).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rhodes and McKeehan, Symantec C++ Programming for the Macintosh, Contents (PDF pp. 9-22).
  5. ↑ Rhodes and McKeehan, Symantec C++ Programming for the Macintosh, Introduction, pp. xxi-xxvii (PDF pp. 21-27).
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