Having worked for mostly large companies in a variety of tasks, it is not uncommon that I hear a mid-level or upper manager spout the dreaded words, “You’re lucky to have a job”. Even before the economy turned south, this was the Sword of Dionysus hanging over your working man Damocles whenever a worker had a concern or complaint regarding their working conditions or company policy. While I can see the point of being thankful for a job in our weakened economy, is this response actually beneficial for a business?

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July 30th, 2009 | Business | 1 comment

I haven’t developed for it, so it’s an entirely new set of tools for me. I haven’t programmed C in years, so I’ll need to brush up on Objective C before I get started. I’m really excited about it, and really think the platform is here for the long haul. It’s been a while since I’ve picked up something really new and fresh.

I had really meant to wait until after I’d finished some current projects to get into the iPhone. Unfortunately, the folks at Cohabitat decided to throw an iPhone Dev Garage, and so I had to finally download and install the SDK. Drat it all.

Anyone have some recommendations for the best resources to get started? Web sites, blogs, communities, books?

July 29th, 2009 | Software development, iPhone | No comments