Dev tools · September 28, 2011
I'm releasing a series of OS iOS/Mac apps to show how they're built
I'm a iOS and Mac developer and the thing that mostly bothered me when I first started learning Cocoa programming was the lack of full featured sample code. Now things have changed and more projects have been released, but I still want to do my part. I've already released Color Picker Pro for Mac: https://raw.github.com/oscardelben/Color-Picker-Pro This time I built a copy of the iPhone Calculator which (I hope) will be simple to follow for beginners: https://github.com/oscardelben/iPhoneCalculator I hope this will be useful to people who are learning Cocoa. Feedbacks are very appreciated.
I'm releasing a series of OS iOS/Mac apps to show how they're built launched on September 28, 2011 with 40 votes, #42 of 306 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
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A series of open-source iOS and Mac applications designed to teach Cocoa programming through practical examples. The project includes Color Picker Pro for Mac and an iPhone Calculator clone, built to be beginner-friendly and fully featured. It targets developers learning Cocoa who want to study real-world sample code rather than simplified tutorials.
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Color Picker Pro, Open Source Color Picker for Mac Os X2011 · github.com · ▲55Color Detection Tool for Designers and Developers. Contribute to oscardelben/Color-Picker-Pro development by creating an account on GitHub.




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