My first six months of programming: from man-rodent to partyman

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Post by nitefly » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 1:36 PM UTC

My first six months of programming: from man-rodent to partyman
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Re: My first six months of programming: from man-rodent to partyman

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Post by eru » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 2:21 PM UTC

The games are still quite rudimentary, but it's nice to see him coming along. I wonder how far he will have come another six months down the line.

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Post by Jun8 » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 2:30 PM UTC

Fantastic! Shows you that good motivation is the key, in his case game programming. Also, encountering good books and some expert early on is a big boost. This is what a lot of professors lack: a sense of direction where you're headed so you get motivated.

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Post by timepilot » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 2:35 PM UTC

Fantastic progress - keep it up and thanks for sharing! I'm looking forward to buying one of your future games on the app store.

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Post by wyclif » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 2:46 PM UTC

Best submission title I've seen on HN in a long time. The actual article isn't bad, either. I salute you.

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Post by jwomers » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:04 PM UTC

You've had some amazing progress, and really impressive for a beginner after only 6 months. Wow, keep it up!

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Post by ojbyrne » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:19 PM UTC

I took a course on iOS dev with Ray Wenderlich (mentioned there for his Cocos2d tutorials), and highly recommend his work.

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Post by wblackall » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:42 PM UTC

jwomers wrote: post #6

You've had some amazing progress, and really impressive for a beginner after only 6 months. Wow, keep it up!

Thanks for the encouragement!

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Post by wblackall » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:42 PM UTC

eru wrote: post #2

The games are still quite rudimentary, but it's nice to see him coming along. I wonder how far he will have come another six months down the line.

Yup, I'm hoping to get into more complex stuff the more I learn.

Re: My first six months of programming: from man-rodent to partyman

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Post by wblackall » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:43 PM UTC

wyclif wrote: post #5

Best submission title I've seen on HN in a long time. The actual article isn't bad, either. I salute you.

Haha I know it was fun writing that title.