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Re: Try Objective-C

#11

Post by dreen » Thu, May 09, 2013, 8:03 PM UTC

I have to work on porting an iPad app to Java from a guy that didn't bother to use comments or any documentation and his idea of versioning system are a bunch of folders 1,2,3 for different components whose numbers dont always match up.

I'm afraid I've been scared off Obj-C for life now.

Re: Try Objective-C

#12

Post by hockeybias » Thu, May 09, 2013, 8:06 PM UTC

If this was still the early 1980s I'd take you up on it... Coming from C# and Java, I really find it unappealing.

Re: Try Objective-C

#13

Post by smspence » Thu, May 09, 2013, 8:24 PM UTC

dreen wrote: post #11

I have to work on porting an iPad app to Java from a guy that didn't bother to use comments or any documentation and his idea of versioning system are a bunch of folders 1,2,3 for different components whose numbers dont always match up. I'm afraid I've been scared off Obj-C for life now.

"a guy that didn't bother to use comments or any documentation and his idea of versioning system are a bunch of folders"

What does this have to do with the Objective-C language itself?

Re: Try Objective-C

#14

Post by Fightback » Thu, May 09, 2013, 8:30 PM UTC

Only getting 504s at the moment. Will try again later..

Re: Try Objective-C

#15

Post by dreen » Thu, May 09, 2013, 8:34 PM UTC

smspence wrote: post #13

dreen wrote: post #11

I have to work on porting an iPad app to Java from a guy that didn't bother to use comments or any documentation and his idea of versioning system are a bunch of folders 1,2,3 for different components whose numbers dont always match up. I'm afraid I've been scared off Obj-C for life now.

"a guy that didn't bother to use comments or any documentation and his idea of versioning system are a bunch of folders" What does this have to do with the Objective-C language itself?

nothing at all. but it scared me off. like in highschool i had this german teacher who scared me off german because she was a massive bitch. not the language's fault, but i hate german now.

Re: Try Objective-C

#16

Post by tankbot » Thu, May 09, 2013, 8:35 PM UTC

smspence wrote: post #13

dreen wrote: post #11

I have to work on porting an iPad app to Java from a guy that didn't bother to use comments or any documentation and his idea of versioning system are a bunch of folders 1,2,3 for different components whose numbers dont always match up. I'm afraid I've been scared off Obj-C for life now.

"a guy that didn't bother to use comments or any documentation and his idea of versioning system are a bunch of folders" What does this have to do with the Objective-C language itself?

> What does this have to do with the Objective-C language itself?

Nothing except they had a bad experience using the language. It's like that time you ate a bunch of meatloaf right before coming down with the flu. It wasn't the meatloaf, but you still might never eat it again...

Re: Try Objective-C

#17

Post by na85 » Thu, May 09, 2013, 8:53 PM UTC

I clicked "Start Course" and was greeted with a 404 that took way too long to load on my 50 megabit connection.

/shrug

Oh well, I'm sure there are other sites out there.

Re: Try Objective-C

#18

Post by UmOkThatsCool » Thu, May 09, 2013, 9:10 PM UTC

dreen wrote: post #15

smspence wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"a guy that didn't bother to use comments or any documentation and his idea of versioning system are a bunch of folders" What does this have to do with the Objective-C language itself?

nothing at all. but it scared me off. like in highschool i had this german teacher who scared me off german because she was a massive bitch. not the language's fault, but i hate german now.

You hate X because of a completely-unrelated-thing-Y? Try acting like an adult.

Re: Try Objective-C

#19

Post by dreen » Thu, May 09, 2013, 9:15 PM UTC

UmOkThatsCool wrote: post #18

dreen wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

nothing at all. but it scared me off. like in highschool i had this german teacher who scared me off german because she was a massive bitch. not the language's fault, but i hate german now.

You hate X because of a completely-unrelated-thing-Y? Try acting like an adult.

Why don't you try acting like a human.

Re: Try Objective-C

#20

Post by nikai » Thu, May 09, 2013, 9:17 PM UTC

rubymaverick wrote: post #6

Sorry for the slow response times on the challenge submissions everyone. We only have so many Mac Minis running these things . We are looking into ways to speed it up

FWIW, Git Real 2 is working nicely at my place. I'm at level 2 now, looks great so far!