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Latest revision as of 19:27, 1 October 2026
How to Write Macintosh Software, second edition, is a book by Scott Knaster, published by Hayden Books (a division of Howard W. Sams & Company), Indianapolis, copyright 1988, second edition first printing 1988, ISBN 0-672-48429-3, Library of Congress number 88-61959.[1] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as xx, 511 pages.[2]
The book explains how the Macintosh manages memory and what happens when a program goes wrong, then teaches debugging from compiled code with MacsBug and TMON. Appendices give a 68000 assembly language overview, common problems, a guided tour of MacsBug and a debugging quick-reference guide. The example programs were sold on a companion diskette.[3]
Contents
[edit | edit source]Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[3]
- Acknowledgments, p. xi; Introduction, p. xiii; About This Book, p. xv
- Part One, How It All Works, p. 1
- Chapter 1: Getting Started, p. 3
- Chapter 2: Things in Memory, p. 23
- Chapter 3: More about Heaps and Fragmentation, p. 59
- Part Two, Debugging, p. 83
- Chapter 4: Debugging Macintosh Software, p. 85
- Chapter 5: Examining Compiled Code, p. 129
- Chapter 6: More About Compiled Code, p. 169
- Chapter 7: Real Live Debugging, p. 219
- Part Three, Tips, Tricks, and Techniques, p. 299
- Chapter 8: General Techniques, p. 301
- Chapter 9: Toolbox Techniques, p. 323
- Chapter 10: Operating System Techniques, p. 371
- Appendix A: Assembly Language Overview, p. 387
- Appendix B: Common Problems, p. 417
- Appendix C: A Guided Tour of Macsbug, p. 429
- Appendix D: Ancient History, p. 453
- Appendix E: Debugging Quick Reference Guide, p. 473
- Index, p. 507
Other editions on this wiki
[edit | edit source]- How to Write Macintosh Software 1986 and How to Write Macintosh Software 1986 (second printing): two scans of the first edition, ISBN 0-8104-6564-7
- How To Write Macintosh Software 1992: third edition, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-60805-7
What this book does not contain
[edit | edit source]It is a programming book. It has no service procedures, parts lists, schematics or electrical data for the Macintosh; Apple's repair documentation is in Category:Apple Service Source. The hosted scan is 531 pages, including the covers, the publisher's lists and the diskette order page; the diskette is not included.
Related titles on this wiki
[edit | edit source]- Extending the Macintosh Toolbox 1991: John C. May and Judy B. Whittle, Addison-Wesley, 1991, with a foreword by Scott Knaster
- Macintosh Programming Secrets 1988
Download: How_To_Write_Macintosh_Software_1988.pdf
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Scott Knaster, How to Write Macintosh Software, 2nd ed. (Hayden Books, 1988), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 4-5).
- ↑ Open Library, How to write Macintosh software (1988), record OL2065289M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Knaster, How to Write Macintosh Software, 2nd ed., Contents, pp. vii-x (PDF pp. 7-10), and diskette order page (PDF p. 530).