Hi, I’m Jeff Johnson. You may remember me from such projects as Vienna, an open source feed reader for Mac OS X. Software development will be the principal subject of this blog, so if you’re not a software developer, you’ll probably be bored by it. Even if you are a software developer, I can’t make any guarantees, but I’ll try to be as entertaining as possible. Bear in mind that I’m no ridiculous fish.
I started this blog for two reasons. First, and least important, I’ve wanted to share the coding tips and tricks I’ve learned through trial and error. By trial I mean a person, thing, or situation that tests a person’s endurance or forbearance.
By error I mean a misplay by a fielder that allows a batter to reach base or a runner to advance.
Although I love the powerful features and tools that the Cocoa development environment provides ‘for free’ (I also love the name—who wouldn’t want a warm, delicious cup of application frameworks?), the API documentation seems to be written according to the Strunk and White dictum, Omit needless words.
In my opinion, Cocoa is to approached like a genie: it can do magic, but only if you can figure out what to wish for.
The other reason I started this blog is for blatant self-promotion. I recently switched fields from academic philosophy, so I need to do some networking. That’s what the net is for, right? (Uh, right?) As I said in my résumé, I’m looking for permanent or temporary work in computer programming or computer-related consulting, support, training, or writing. I would also accept a position in Quality Assurance, either computer-related or chocolate-related. Please contact me if you’re looking for someone in these areas, you know of someone who’s looking for someone in these areas, or you know of someone or are someone who could throw some money at someone in these areas or near my area. Thanks!
Disclaimer: No animals were harmed in the making of this blog. In fact, the maker of this blog was harmed (superficially) during the making of the blog by one particular animal with particularly long claws and a slight politeness deficit.