As readers of this blog know, the more I delve into programming, the more convinced I am that it should be a standard school subject…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Programming
Programming software applications and apps.
Are computer languages inherently “artificial” and “pure” — either like Esperanto or a dead language, such as Latin? Or, are computer languages as much “living”…
One reason I am writing about learning to code Cocoa apps for OS X and iOS is that I view programming languages as specialized human…
Computer languages are often divided into groups, such as “3GL” and “4GL” — third- and fourth-generation languages. The divisions aren’t perfect, and don’t always represent…
To refresh my programming skills in C and begin my Objective-C journey, I am using the following books. These books are only the beginning of…
This week I am beginning a month (and more) of intense “Cocoa” immersion. Cocoa, for those outside the OS X/iOS development realm of Apple, is…
People have asked me (okay, two people) what “Poet Ponders” is meant to be. What is my purpose? I now will attempt to clarify what…
The first developers of IBM PC computers neglected audio capabilities (first IBM model, 1981). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley December 10, 2012 Deadline…
Late last night I installed the update to Apple’s OS X programming tool suite, Xcode 4. This summer, in my “free” time I intend to…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley August 2, 2010 Deadline September Issue Learning to Program, Learning to Think Several times a month I create or modify computer…