Advanced Mac OS X Programming vs Game Programming Patterns: Which Should You Read?

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Advanced Mac OS X Programming

Advanced Mac OS X Programming Mark Dalrymple · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.0 638 pages · ≈ 11 h 49 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

Game Programming Patterns

Game Programming Patterns Robert Nystrom · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.5 327 pages · ≈ 6 h 03 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Game Programming Patterns higher: 4.5 vs 4.0 from 1619 votes.
Game Programming Patterns is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 11 for Advanced Mac OS X Programming.