July 2007 Archives

So, I have decided that I am tired of not really understanding how to write a useful computer program. Sure, I have written some admin scripts in the past, but I never really understood that whole object-oriented programming thing.

Many moons ago, when I was an EE student, I took a horrendous class, Introductory C++ for Scientists and Engineers. This class was by far the worst class I ever took in college. Sure my final project compiled, but it didn't do anything that it was supposed to do. The text book was written for a newer version of C++ than was available in the computer labs that semester. This made for interesting syntax errors while coding. I spent the entire semester trying to reconcile syntax instead of really learning the actual problem solving skills that are common to all computer languages.

Enter the latest book that I am reading, Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science by John Zelle. This text book is so far the most readable tech book I have ever worked with. Since it uses Python as the programming language, the syntax is much simpler and more forgiving than Java or C++. Give it a try.

I think at this point those who cannot afford an iPhone are pretty much sick of hearing about it. Am I jealous? Most definitely. I just bought a toilet and am looking for a new lawnmower. Not so much in the sexy or fun space.

I have decided that I am not going to envy iPhones. I will look for the next smartphone that isn't released yet. After all, if it isn't released, I am not out of the loop. (Right?)

So, I have been hearing about blogs and wikis and RSS and podcasts and all kinds of other nifty little things for about a hundred years it seems. I decided to see if I can use this not so new tech to say something useful.

Today, not so much in the useful category. What did you expect the day before a holiday? I don't know that I would be doing this every day, but as I find things to talk about I will post.

For those of you interested in what I had for breakfast this morning, maybe you should go back to playing Second Life or for something new check out JustinTV.

I am not that interesting, trust me. We'll see where this goes.