I must find a way to surround myself with a higher quality of person on a regular basis. You become who you associate with and I have not been doing a good job in this arena. I must put some serious work and thought into this.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
One Screen Down
I just finished my first screen for GFM Mobile. It feels pretty good. It just goes to show that there is no substitute for experience. Tonight it took me three hours to get a very simple screen done but I learned some things that you can only learn if you do it.
What the IBOutlet property is used for. How the rootViewController and a specific view are actually connected. How the action and the IBOutlet properties actually connect. The books that I read were useful but there is no substitute for actually doing it yourself. I am eager to get onto the next task. There is truly a joy in building something and building it well. I am enjoying this task and am glad I am seeing it through (I almost wrote saw it through ... there is some truth to that). Now I've got more to do ... but I must eat and go to bed. Tomorrow is another day. Hmph.
What the IBOutlet property is used for. How the rootViewController and a specific view are actually connected. How the action and the IBOutlet properties actually connect. The books that I read were useful but there is no substitute for actually doing it yourself. I am eager to get onto the next task. There is truly a joy in building something and building it well. I am enjoying this task and am glad I am seeing it through (I almost wrote saw it through ... there is some truth to that). Now I've got more to do ... but I must eat and go to bed. Tomorrow is another day. Hmph.
Not much to do ... Apple
I'm sitting at work waiting for five pm. Not because I want to but because the 'breakneck' speed at which I'm working is simply putting the lights out here. It's a sad truth but you must follow the corporate culture you're in. Right now I'm in a culture that is very slow. I've learned that instead of rocking the boat you must simply go along to get along. In the meantime I think I'll teach myself Spanish and continue to stack up checks and stuff that I want.
Onto Apple. Apple is going down. Mark my words today. Apple is going to fall. They haven't invented any new products and don't seem intent on doing so. Their only thing now is to keep reiterating the products they've made instead of creating new ones. They're interested in going from 1 to n instead of from 0 to 1, i.e. the iPod (not the Nano), the iPhone (not the 4S), the iPad (not the iPad 2). They're focused on re-creating old products but not making new ones. To put it bluntly, they're Puffy without Biggy. Only interested in the remix. It's only a matter of time until they fall off.
Onto Apple. Apple is going down. Mark my words today. Apple is going to fall. They haven't invented any new products and don't seem intent on doing so. Their only thing now is to keep reiterating the products they've made instead of creating new ones. They're interested in going from 1 to n instead of from 0 to 1, i.e. the iPod (not the Nano), the iPhone (not the 4S), the iPad (not the iPad 2). They're focused on re-creating old products but not making new ones. To put it bluntly, they're Puffy without Biggy. Only interested in the remix. It's only a matter of time until they fall off.
Inspired on the Train ... Uninspired At Work
Today on the train on the way to work I felt nervous and excited ... almost unusually so. Today I am going to begin iPhone programming, building my GFM iPhone App. It's crazy because it's been a long time and 1,000 pages of reading in the making. But now I am ready to go. Yet I'm nervous. It's a totally new thing and it's exciting. But I'm nervous to be starting something new and yet so powerful.
Then I get to work and the work is so everyday, so humdrum. It pays well but it is bor-ing. It puts the bore in boring. Yet it pays and it pays well so I'll just get to work, endure it, finish my bread and (unsalted) butter tasks for the day and then get home and let the intellectual challenge and fulfillment begin.
Then I get to work and the work is so everyday, so humdrum. It pays well but it is bor-ing. It puts the bore in boring. Yet it pays and it pays well so I'll just get to work, endure it, finish my bread and (unsalted) butter tasks for the day and then get home and let the intellectual challenge and fulfillment begin.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
iPhone App ... the Beginning
I just finished the Visio diagram. It's done. At least a V1. I've got more work to do on it but it looks pretty decent as a start. I'll program this and then move on from here. Tonight I don't think I'll be programming but tomorrow I think I'll print this and start in earnest. Maybe I'll read a couple pages (10 pages in this Linux text and 10 pages in the advanced MySQL/PHP book).
Monday, June 11, 2012
Bill Gates was Right ... Focus
Today I was faced with a bunch of options. I could go hiking this weekend, go work on a political campaign, or work on programming my iPhone app. I decided to work on programming my iPhone app (part of GoForMe.com). The calculus is very simple.
Starting a new life in politics would surely doom me to be a peon. Going hiking is fun and I enjoy it. But working on my GFM app would allow me to become a real success at something. I'm convinced that with this skill set that I am starting to truly master I can become a considered man. I can not afford to lose focus. Not even for a moment now.
When I finished that book about Professional iPhone and iPad Core Data programming I crossed a threshold. The only thing that makes sense to do right now is to move forward and to continue the momentum in order to master my craft.
Starting a new life in politics would surely doom me to be a peon. Going hiking is fun and I enjoy it. But working on my GFM app would allow me to become a real success at something. I'm convinced that with this skill set that I am starting to truly master I can become a considered man. I can not afford to lose focus. Not even for a moment now.
When I finished that book about Professional iPhone and iPad Core Data programming I crossed a threshold. The only thing that makes sense to do right now is to move forward and to continue the momentum in order to master my craft.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
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