As I am sure you are (not) aware, today marks the end of the Apple WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference). Several days of intellectual masturbation, where those who develop for the Apple platform attend intense programming presentations and drink too much. The second bit is not highlighted in the publicity material, but every conference I have ever attended has featured “drinking too much” as a core activity.
I should have been there, but tickets to the event sold out in a couple of hours. I rather hoped that my elevated status as an advanced programmer would have secured me a personal invitation from Mr. Jobs, but no such luck.
By “advanced programmer” I mean I have downloaded the development software and bought a book.
I fiddled with Basic on Atari computers in the 1980s, and used Basic again in the 1990s to develop applications for my Sony Clie PDA where a “retirement calculator” (that told you the number of working days/meetings/holidays till you retired) found worldwide acceptance and praise (37 downloads and one positive comment).
Since those heady days, my programming efforts have been somewhat limited (i.e. I have done nothing); but the visit of The Son enthused me with the idea of programming again and I was sure that I would slip back into the logic with the aid of my new book.
I want a refund.
There are 691 pages in the book. I am stuck on page 65. I keep re-reading paragraphs about the Objective-C programming language and conclude that they are just jumbles of random words which no rational mind could decipher. I also conclude that I wish The Son was here to explain it to me in extremely small steps. I also conclude that my plans for exciting applications may remain as plans for the foreseeable future.
I also conclude that my brain is irreversibly broken; drooling in an armchair can only be months away. I will use pages from the book for mopping up the drool.
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2011-06-10| TheSon says[self.book read];
You’ll get it! Otherwise, email me questions and I’ll invoice you later.
2011-06-10| Wally saysWelcome to the retirement and Senior Citizenship era of your life.
2011-06-10| Spike saysStand by your gmail….
2011-06-10| Spike saysIf I understood that sentence I might possible resent it; can you use shorter words please, and shout more loudly?
2011-06-10| Wally saysYOU SENILE OLD GIT.
2011-06-10| Spike saysNo need to shout, I heard you the first time young man.
2011-06-10| Wally saysYoung man !! According to my Grandson I was one hundred and eleventy twelve on my last birthday.
2011-06-13| todd saysdont worry, whatever you build apple will deny then steal.