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
ibuys
· 1 year ago
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!
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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
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!