How to create Mac and web applications

Hi Jenny, if you are interested in learning on how to create mac apps - you should definitely check out cocoa programming. Cocoa is the API for developing mac apps while mobile apps use cocoa touch - a much smaller sub-cocoa libraries. Keep in mind, you'll be using the same language but the libraries won't be the same.

To answer your question on learning more about web apps, I would suggest that you get very familiar and comfortable with java-script, html, css. Afterwards check out rails and sql at tree house. In addition, you should also check out some front-end frameworks such as angular, ember or backbone.js. Learning /picking a book that talks about jquery or underscore would help you in the right direction. Keep in mind, the amount of libraries all depends on how complex your app is. Lastly, you should start looking at places where you can host your app - aws, m.s. azure, parse or heroku

Hi Jouella, thanks very much. So if I completed the IOS development track here at Treehouse I'm guessing that should help me to develop a mac app because they use the same language? If not, it looks like I'd have to learn cocoa elsewhere because I'm not seeing it here, or am I missing something?

yeah, it's not there. I'm also interested in learning in making cocoa apps which is why i just brought a book detailing the libraries and other nifty system related libraries that cocoa provides. I think you'll have a lot of fun working with cocoa apps because you're not as restricted to memory and screen size.