A (very quick) Break

Decided to take a very quick break.  Next week is going to be the most consuming in all possible terms (mainly time), so I'm off the usual coding/learning schedule.  All I had time to do was to review a couple of lectures from Stanford course to keep myself 'in the loop', and did a bit of general programming-related reading via Zite (I think I've already mentioned this really nice free iPad app before, but it is indeed a great way to skim through relevant articles).

Most of the time I've been preparing for my day-time job project due November 10th (which seems to be turning into something original and viable already, but not related to coding in any way), and keeping up with my second day-time job (thankfully it's a remote one with flexible hours, but also not related to coding).  After November 10th I hope to have more time to pick up with mastering iOS app development.

Getting Used To...

All the time since last post I was practicing my C++ programming skills, watching lectures, reading the textbook.  And while this may seem like not much to have been done, this is a very important part of, what I call, 'getting used to' process.  I am developing my pace, learning my motivation, and building a valuable tool-set for the future.

Speaking of that set, I should mention that some time ago I'd started to collect and organize various bits and pieces of information which I find may be useful in the future coding/design process.  I utilize Instapaper for that purpose (on a side-note it's really a great tool itself for these kind of tasks), and have already assembled around 50 articles on iOS/MacOS coding and developement, as well as on best practicies in design, usability, and visual arts.  I also use Zite, the personalized iPad magazine/reader to get to the new articles, and it did handle the task pretty well so far.

Once again, seemingly not much news, but it all builds up into a solid foundation, at least that's my feeling.