http://jonathanbuys.com/283 Kinda Scruffy! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:58:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://jonathanbuys.com/283/comment-page-1#comment-30 ibuys Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:45:36 +0000 http://oszen.net/?p=97#comment-30 <p>Hi Daniel,<br><br>First off, thanks for such a great app. MarsEdit has long been a favorite of mine. You are right about taking things one step at a time. I think a lot of the problem was just putting to much pressure on myself. I probably will go back to Cocoa eventually, but I'm certainly going to enjoy my break!<br><br>As for the CocoaHeads, they are a good bunch of guys. I don't have any hard feelings or anything towards them at all. I was just trying to illustrate the changes in my plans and why I decided to walk away from programming, at least for a while. <br><br>Who knows, maybe I'll see you at WWDC one of these days!</p> Hi Daniel,

First off, thanks for such a great app. MarsEdit has long been a favorite of mine. You are right about taking things one step at a time. I think a lot of the problem was just putting to much pressure on myself. I probably will go back to Cocoa eventually, but I'm certainly going to enjoy my break!

As for the CocoaHeads, they are a good bunch of guys. I don't have any hard feelings or anything towards them at all. I was just trying to illustrate the changes in my plans and why I decided to walk away from programming, at least for a while.

Who knows, maybe I'll see you at WWDC one of these days!

]]> http://jonathanbuys.com/283/comment-page-1#comment-29 Daniel Jalkut Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:28:10 +0000 http://oszen.net/?p=97#comment-29 <p>Hi there! Two things:<br><br>I'm really glad to read any blog post where the appreciation for what goes into a product like MarsEdit is celebrated ;)<br><br>In addition to being the developer of MarsEdit, I'm also the organizer of the Boston-area CocoaHeads group. I am dismayed to learn that you got such a cold reaction to "newbie" questions at a CocoaHeads meeting. At our group you probably wouldn't have had such a cold experience. I agree the mentality on the mailing lists is often very cold and discouraging, but that's exactly the opposite from what I think many CocoaHeads chapters are aiming for. <br><br>I applaud you for giving Cocoa programming a go. Give it a try again when you get inspired again. Many of the things that seemed difficult the first time may seem easy the second time through. It's true that getting a large application to behave as you expect is a monumental task, but it gets done one step at a time, as with anything in life. <br><br>Daniel</p> Hi there! Two things:

I'm really glad to read any blog post where the appreciation for what goes into a product like MarsEdit is celebrated ;)

In addition to being the developer of MarsEdit, I'm also the organizer of the Boston-area CocoaHeads group. I am dismayed to learn that you got such a cold reaction to “newbie” questions at a CocoaHeads meeting. At our group you probably wouldn't have had such a cold experience. I agree the mentality on the mailing lists is often very cold and discouraging, but that's exactly the opposite from what I think many CocoaHeads chapters are aiming for.

I applaud you for giving Cocoa programming a go. Give it a try again when you get inspired again. Many of the things that seemed difficult the first time may seem easy the second time through. It's true that getting a large application to behave as you expect is a monumental task, but it gets done one step at a time, as with anything in life.

Daniel

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