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uman · Mar 27th, 2007, 12:29 PM

Thanks for the suggestions everybody. I am currently in the planning phase and can't start coding until July (because I don't have enough computer time nor the right to install a proper development environment here in Foobaria)

I'm going to be using Java, not because of its actual merits but because I must learn the language. I want to take the AP test in Computer Science at the end of next year which requires knowledge of Java.

For British etc. type people who don't know what that is, it's basically a test you take at the end of taking a certain class in school... in America we have a shitty and mega easy curriculum with no end-of-school test, AP classes were created as optional harder classes to alleviate that problem. You take the test in the class at the end and then usually you don't have to sit through lame introductory classes your first year at university. The level is generally comparable to the French bac, German abitur, whatever the Brits have, etc. I'm going to take it as a free candidate, having not taken the class in HS, which means I'll have to learn both the Java language and academic CS principles on my own. I know most of the latter but not the former which is why I want to make some stuff in it!

Anyway... one of the main things that pisses me off in iTunes is the whole "synchronization" model: you have to keep the exact same set of songs on your computer as on your iPod, generally. I should be able to delete all the songs off my comp, then still be able to listen to them while my iPod's plugged in...

I'll be taking your suggestions into account, especially Ooble's list. I already had envisioned format conversion capabilities, but I'm glad you guys support it too.

Mar 27th, 2007, 12:29 PM	#7
uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 4	Thanks for the suggestions everybody. I am currently in the planning phase and can't start coding until July (because I don't have enough computer time nor the right to install a proper development environment here in Foobaria) I'm going to be using Java, not because of its actual merits but because I must learn the language. I want to take the AP test in Computer Science at the end of next year which requires knowledge of Java. For British etc. type people who don't know what that is, it's basically a test you take at the end of taking a certain class in school... in America we have a shitty and mega easy curriculum with no end-of-school test, AP classes were created as optional harder classes to alleviate that problem. You take the test in the class at the end and then usually you don't have to sit through lame introductory classes your first year at university. The level is generally comparable to the French bac, German abitur, whatever the Brits have, etc. I'm going to take it as a free candidate, having not taken the class in HS, which means I'll have to learn both the Java language and academic CS principles on my own. I know most of the latter but not the former which is why I want to make some stuff in it! Anyway... one of the main things that pisses me off in iTunes is the whole "synchronization" model: you have to keep the exact same set of songs on your computer as on your iPod, generally. I should be able to delete all the songs off my comp, then still be able to listen to them while my iPod's plugged in... I'll be taking your suggestions into account, especially Ooble's list. I already had envisioned format conversion capabilities, but I'm glad you guys support it too. __________________ Few people deserve to be compared to (Rush) Limbaugh, most of them were convicted at the Nuremburg trials. --WilliamSChips on Slashdot