JC3

Member since: Feb 12th, 2007

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Is the iPhone 4 having proximity sensor troubles? (Engadget)

Jun 29th 2010 2:41PM My wife has been complaining that her iPhone 4 keeps "automatically" turning on the "Speaker" function as well as hanging up. I believe the speakerphone observation - I'm not sure about the automatic hanging ups. More than likely those were dropped calls but who knows...

Apple's iPhone lockdown: apps must be written in one of three languages, Adobe in the hurt locker (Engadget)

Apr 8th 2010 11:36PM Are we forgetting C# via Mono for the iPhone?

i.e., C# + Mono = MonoTouch
http://monotouch.net/

24 hours of Tabula Rasa: Hour 5 (Massively)

Nov 2nd 2007 12:10PM I want some o' dat!

Dev Chair : My love-hate relationship with Apple development (Download Squad)

Feb 13th 2007 11:11AM @Oliver

Actually, I would take it a step further than then the author by saying it's not a question of familiarity with Objective-C or the IDE - it the lack of "support" at the entry level for new developers. Syntax is easy, it can be taught in 20 pages or less. What I think he and the rest of us are asking for are more things like MSDN – both the web portal and their Help system, downloadable workshops, full end-to-end product samples (not just conceptual samples) and, at least for me, a more user friendly user community.

As I stated earlier either you get it or you don’t i.e., either you code well or don’t - ease of use won’t make you a better (or worse) programmer. And, yes, Microsoft does make it much easier to get your feet wet and hit the ground running that any other platform because of but not limited to the things I mentioned in the paragraph above.

So to clarify, this is not "an assault" on Apple but a criticism, and a constructive one at that, of some of the shortcomings. So, if I were Apple I would take for what it is: A plea from a segment of the industry - some of which they are actively courting (i.e., a switcher like me) and long time supporters - asking for a lifeline. We could do it without the help but it will take longer than it should otherwise. In essence help us help you make OS X the best operating system on the market. Apple does many things very well. This is just a small wedge that needs a bit more attention and polish.

Dev Chair : My love-hate relationship with Apple development (Download Squad)

Feb 12th 2007 4:24PM I am a Mac convert. I work, professionally, as a Windows programmer but use, personal, a Mac. I have dabbled in O.C. can sympathize with overall "support" (user, Apple or otherwise) out there for budding OS X developers.

Learning a language, either via classical or books training does not equate to one becoming a quality programmer. Despite the tired analogy about programming to art (writing or otherwise) it is still a solid one. You can teach someone to understand and appreciate Cubism but you can't teach them to paint it if he/she doesn't have the intrinsic talent to do so.

So, with that said, Apple could provide potential Picasso better resources and support to help those willing to try and see what they can create in the wonderful word that is Mac OS X. It also wouldn’t hurt if the existing development community was a bit more willing to help usher us in as well…