Computer programming develops problem solving skills, helping students see that all problems — no matter how large — are sets of smaller problems. I’ve promoted…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Programming
Programming software applications and apps.
I used to consider software development one of the few careers, outside librarians and medical examiners, surely insulated from the extroverts too often in charge…
Databases were one of the earliest applications for computers. Big Data requires databases. Your social media are all powered by databases. This blog is powered…
Video games are written, before and during the coding process. They are, after all, stories — from the simple story of a hungry “Pac-Man” avoiding…
Visalia Direct: Virtual ValleyAugust 5, 2013 DeadlineSeptember 2013 Issue Desktop Databases: Still Great for Many Tasks “dBase LLC is very excited to announce the new…
I overuse some words and phrases in my writing. Most writers have some problem words. It isn’t that the words should never be used, or…
In my earlier posts (I, II, and Intro), I explained that I’ll be using Xcode to learn Objective-C and the Cocoa Frameworks to learn about…
If you’re going to develop iOS or OS X applications, you’re going to be using Xcode, Apple’s integrated development environment (IDE). The blog post is…
If you want to learn Objective-C, it helps to know C. Learning C — or reviewing it — is a good way to become familiar…
Learning to Code: Comments Count
Published by Poet Ponders on May 16, 2013I like comments in computer programming source code. I’ve never been the programmer to claim, “My code doesn’t need comments.” Maybe it is because I’ve…