Programming on the Mac
Soon I will have a few hours spare per day and wanted to get a start in programming so that one day I could tackle some ideas I had kicking around. I have no idea of what I am capable of but need a start. My only previous limited experience was a LONG time ago 
1. Basic on C64
2. AMOS on Amiga for game content (Suped-up Basic with Compiler for games)
3. Assembly on Amgia to fix issues I had with Sprite Collision Detection(remember that word ) - sort of fun... just very involved
4. Pascal in high-school that I paid scant attention to as it was too easy and I was involved in some way with some of the fairer sex in my class
So starting from scratch I need a real start. I've had a few peeps in my line of work mention C++, Obj-C and Java... although I understand that Cocoa on OS X seems the logical choice/extension.
Help, input, resources and opinions would be appreciated.
P.S. Not sure if this is a Genius Bar subject so will post on General also. If it is not General, feel free to delete this post from there Admins.
Cheers
1. Basic on C64
2. AMOS on Amiga for game content (Suped-up Basic with Compiler for games)
3. Assembly on Amgia to fix issues I had with Sprite Collision Detection(remember that word
) - sort of fun... just very involved4. Pascal in high-school that I paid scant attention to as it was too easy and I was involved in some way with some of the fairer sex in my class
So starting from scratch I need a real start. I've had a few peeps in my line of work mention C++, Obj-C and Java... although I understand that Cocoa on OS X seems the logical choice/extension.
Help, input, resources and opinions would be appreciated.
P.S. Not sure if this is a Genius Bar subject so will post on General also. If it is not General, feel free to delete this post from there Admins.
Cheers