The Big Nerd Ranch has announced the return of the Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming Bootcamp with instructor Mark Dalrymple from July 19-23. The course covers a range of topics specifically geared to developing for the Mac OS X Unix foundation. Graduates will learn the compiler, linker, debugger and performance tools, write networked applications and daemons that are Rendezvous-aware, and utilize Distributed Objects. Students will also learn to create and utilize CVS repositories and implement multithreaded and multiprocessed programs. The Big Nerd Ranch incorporates training classes for Unix and Mac OS X programmers in a retreat setting outside Atlanta, Georgia. The class price of US$3,500 includes lodging, all meals, original instruction materials, 24-hour lab access, and transportation to and from the
Atlanta airport.