http://www.bigcontrarian.com/2008/07/11/the-answer-is-no/ is a weblog by Jack Shedd, a designer and a developer in the process of moving to Chicago, IL. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:12:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.bigcontrarian.com/2008/07/11/the-answer-is-no/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Infovore » links for 2008-07-12 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:30:29 +0000 http://www.bigcontrarian.com/?p=310#comment-49 <p>[...] Big Contrarian ? The answer is no. “The abundance of choice is not a concern, it is an asset. It provides our community with a more varied, more specialized toolbox, allowing us to select the optimal platform for the problem in front of us.” A great post from Jack Shedd. (tags: development programming software learning trends web) [...]</p> […] Big Contrarian ? The answer is no. “The abundance of choice is not a concern, it is an asset. It provides our community with a more varied, more specialized toolbox, allowing us to select the optimal platform for the problem in front of us.” A great post from Jack Shedd. (tags: development programming software learning trends web) […]

]]> http://www.bigcontrarian.com/2008/07/11/the-answer-is-no/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Make Film Work » Making Tapes Native Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:42:17 +0000 http://www.bigcontrarian.com/?p=310#comment-48 <p>[...] But now we have the ability to write native apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. I would love nothing more than to be able to sell Tapes (don’t worry, I’m thinking $4.99) through the iTunes store and do my part to fill the gaping void of production-oriented apps. My biggest problem in reaching this goal is that I’m STILL NOT A PROGRAMMER. I’ve been studying up on C since February, but I don’t really feel like I’ve got a firm grasp on it yet. And after that I have to learn Objective-C. And then the Cocoa-touch framework. And make sure the UI is intuitive. And then get accepted into Apple’s dev program even though I’m not really a developer. All without having a formal education in computer science. [...]</p> […] But now we have the ability to write native apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. I would love nothing more than to be able to sell Tapes (don’t worry, I’m thinking $4.99) through the iTunes store and do my part to fill the gaping void of production-oriented apps. My biggest problem in reaching this goal is that I’m STILL NOT A PROGRAMMER. I’ve been studying up on C since February, but I don’t really feel like I’ve got a firm grasp on it yet. And after that I have to learn Objective-C. And then the Cocoa-touch framework. And make sure the UI is intuitive. And then get accepted into Apple’s dev program even though I’m not really a developer. All without having a formal education in computer science. […]

]]> http://www.bigcontrarian.com/2008/07/11/the-answer-is-no/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Well, maybe. » Karl Katzke | PHP, Puppies, and other Geekery Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:10:20 +0000 http://www.bigcontrarian.com/?p=310#comment-46 <p>[...] First, read this: The Answer is No @ The Big Contrarian. [...]</p> […] First, read this: The Answer is No @ The Big Contrarian. […]

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