http://oszen.disqus.com/enSat, 20 Sep 2008 19:45:36 -0000http://ibuys.github.com/2008/09/goodbye-cocoa/#comment-2503504<p>Hi Daniel,</p><p>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!</p><p>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.</p><p>Who knows, maybe I'll see you at WWDC one of these days!</p>ibuysSat, 20 Sep 2008 19:45:36 -0000http://ibuys.github.com/2008/09/goodbye-cocoa/#comment-2451482<p>Hi there! Two things:</p><p>I'm really glad to read any blog post where the appreciation for what goes into a product like MarsEdit is celebrated ;)</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Daniel</p><p></p>Daniel JalkutSat, 20 Sep 2008 02:28:10 -0000