The Instructor
Aaron Hillegass
Aaron has over 18 years of experience as a software engineer and developer trainer. He wrote the Big Nerd Ranch course on Cocoa, drawing from his experiences working at Apple Computer, Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc. as the senior trainer and curriculum developer.
Aaron is the author of "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X." This book, published by Addison-Wesley, is generally regarded as "The Book" from which to learn Cocoa programming. He is also the co-author of "Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming".
Aaron has developed and deployed very large systems using Cocoa, WebObjects, and/or PostgreSQL for clients including Cogent Design, Nortel Networks, and the United Parcel Service. He has taught at the University of Washington and the New College of Florida.
An interview with Aaron Hillegass (German and English) is available on the MacGadget news site.
"Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X"
The book "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X" was written by Aaron Hillegass. It is based upon the Big Nerd Ranch's Cocoa course. Addison-Wesley released the second edition in May 2004.
A copy of "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X" is included for every student of the Cocoa class in May.
"Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming"
Previously available only as a student guide for the Big Nerd Ranch class by the same name, the new 541-page book shows programmers the underpinnings of Mac OS X.
Written by Big Nerd Ranch instructors Mark Dalrymple and Aaron Hillegass, the new book shows developers how their applications can most effectively use the tools and APIs that make up Darwin and the Core Technologies.