Soulstorm

Sorry for not being able to reply earlier.

Cocoa is a really nice developing platform. It relies heavily on Objective C, but C++ programmers will feel at home, since they can use C++ with Obj-C wrappers (n particular, they will use Objective C++) for GUI stuff. I initially got involved with Carbon, but believe me, Cocoa is MUCH simpler, powerful and can result in bigger performance gains. Although memory management is a pain in the butt at first, C++ programmers with experience in manual memory management using "new" and "delete" will have absolutely no problem. Leopard added automatic garbage collection, although I refuse to use it, not only to maintain backwards compatibility but because I don't like to rely on the machine to do something I should. It results in better codng practice that way. Sometimes it's necessary, though.

Although you may not like Objective C at first, mainly because it lacks operator overloading ( I see you are a C++ programmer), the abstraction and flexibility it offers more than make up for it. The syntax may be a bit different than what you may accustomed to, but in the end, Objective C code is much cleaner than the C++ equivalent.

That doesn't mean that you will abandon C++. If your program was a car, you would program the engine compartment with C++. And the rest (interior, driving behavior, and everything else that doesn't concern the engine) would be done with Objective C.

Almost every major API is based on Cocoa, with the exception of APIs like CoreFoundation, which you can use with C/C++.

As for what I am up to now... I am trying to make a regular expression library to work! That way I can proceed to make that IRC client...

EDIT: You think I should translate the site? I want more people to submit their projects, you think it would appeal more if I made it in english?

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Jessehk

Thanks for the congratulations all

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Mad_guy

Currently I've been reading a bit on garbage collection (great book I got,) and so for the next project of mine I'm aiming at writing a garbage collector that you could use for something like a language runtime, etc.. This will probably be a long project, and normally I like to have two projects going at once for the most part (so I can flip-flop when bored/unmotivated,) and I'm leaning towards something like an NES emulator on that note.

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Ooble

I got a job tutoring mathematics - I start in about six hours. Problem is, I've been trying to study a bit so I know what I'm talking about and it seems to be much, much harder than it was two years ago. Been trying to understand integration's reverse chain rule for about six hours now. Might have to call and cancel the lessons - seems this tutoring job isn't really for me.

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Indigno

I got a role in my school's performance of Pride and Prejudice. I played 3 minor roles, but at least I had lines. I also got a job at a retirement home and am getting thoroughly boned by the IB program.

I'm also learning how to play guitar and am "trying" to get into an exercise routine.

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glimmy

I have been taking my first programming class in college (programming in C++). It's not very advanced, but I am still learning a lot from it. I also just recently got my first job, I start next week.

On the side, I have been:

Working through a haskell tutorial: Write yourself a scheme in 48 hours.

Starting to learn to program on my HP-50g calculator.

Attempting to finish Halo 3 on legendary so I will have all of the single player achievements.

And trying to figure out when I should transfer to the U of MN.

I had IB 20th Century World History. So far (I'm into my second semester at a community college) it remains the hardest class I have taken. Primarily because of the internal assessment. IB Calc I, on the other hand was a breeze. I didn't take any other IB courses though. When we signed up for IB classes in 9th grade, I wasn't very enthusiastic about school.

Ooble

I cancelled that tutoring job - found out I've forgotten all my mathematics and it doesn't want to come back... I seem to have lost the facility to understand advanced calculus. Ah well, no matter.

In other news, I finished a website (it's not up yet though - it's going live on Wednesday) and I'm working on another. Also, I went and made a blog thingy - euphoricllama.com/blog. Hopefully this time I won't forget about it/get bored quite so quickly.

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Soulstorm

Heh. And I found a regular expressions library that worked. I am also translating my website in english.

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mackenga

Been a while since I've posted around these parts ....

Work-wise I'm still working on supporting and debugging SCADA systems (SCADA: supervisory control and data acquisition), bizarrely written in VB6 because of an inexplicable management decision back in the 90s. In my free time I'm working on my two major projects - Samsa and Lereco, a database/workflow system and generalised learning system respectively.

I also just bought a gorgeous VW T25 called Helen of Troy (previous owner's name for her) which I'll be restoring over the next few months, and am working on Marlena (my MZ ES150) and usually using Bronwyn (my Honda CD250U).

Next year I'm heading back to University to complete my Psychology degree.

Also, I'm playing lead guitar for The Squid - we're next playing at Woodside Social Club on the 13th of May if you're in the Glasgow area and interested in some melodic pop/punk/indie with a cynical, too-old-for-a-record-deal edge

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Jabo

So you're the one who writes all those commercials...