Tutorials
We've assembled a list of tutorials about Cappuccino, Objective-J, and related topics below. Right now this list is short, but it will continue to grow as time goes on. If you're interested in writing a tutorial, or already have, send us an email at developers@280north.com.
Getting Set Up for Web Development with Cappuccino
Tips for setting up your environment for web development. This is basic information intended for people who haven't done a great deal of development in the browser, but everyone may find some useful tips.
Learning Objective-J
A great introduction to Objective-J. Familiarity with JavaScript is recommended, prior knowledge of Objective-C not required.
Downloading & Running the Sample Application
Get the Cappuccino Starter download, and then follow this simple tutorial for running the sample application, and making a few simple changes.
Graphics
Graphics are an important component of just about any UI application, the following tutorials cover different aspects of Cappuccino UI programming:
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Automatic Layout Support
This tutorial covers Cappuccino's powerful system for automatically resizing and repositioning views to creating dynamic layouts easily and quickly.
Scrapbook
The Scrapbook series of tutorials is designed to walk you through the creation of an entire real world application. It's broken up into several pieces and each focuses on a different set of features in Cappuccino.
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Part I - An introduction to Cappuccino Graphics
In this first installment we'll be prototyping out the application and learning a bit about how graphics are handled in Cappuccino.
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Part II - Adding Drag and Drop
In the second installment of this series we will be learning how to add drag and drop to our application. In the process we'll also be touching on the topics of scroll views and collection views.
Additional Tutorials
Add Undo and Redo to Your Web Application With Cappuccino
thinkvitamin.com tutorial on adding undo and redo to an application
nice-panorama.com Cappuccino Tutorials
Several Cappuccino and Objective-J tutorials, covering basics of AppKit, Foundation, Objective-J, data serialization, and other topics.
Debugging Cappuccino Using Safari
Overview of the debugging features of WebKit/Safari, and how to use them with Cappuccino and Objective-J, by Andre Angelantoni.
Cappuccino Casts
Video screen casts of going through Cappuccino & Objective-J tutorials, hosted by Thomas Balthazar.
ChartPlotter
A demo application with follow along tutorials.
