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I have three things:Thing One:I'm taking a online course (from Rice university !) called "An introduction to interactive programming in Python!".Thing Two:I'm reading my first Stephen King book! The running man !Thing Three:I'm learning Python!So yeah, awesomesauce !

Recently, when I talked of learning Java, many people believed I was quitting C++ because it was too hard or I didn't want to push forward. And this isn't true. I'm still actively developing in C++ and learning in C++, however I'm trying to get a more in-depth understanding of C++ than Java.And in Space Invaders news:Not much. I've been pretty focused on...

This will be a review of CSS3: The Missing Manual, graciously provided by O'Reilly for reviewing !Before I continue, let me say that this will mainly be a review of The Missing Manual format. Rather than spend many paragraphs talking about how amazing the content is, I'll cut to the chase:This book will teach you CSS3, Good Practices, Why it's Useful, a...

C++ is a great language. It really is, and can be used in a variety of ways .Unfortunately, it is basically like someone took a handful of paradigms and shoved them together. We've got some procedural over here, some Object-Oriented over here, some Functional over here, and oh, look, some Templates! Oh boy, will my code look like someone made a cake. Exce...

Being an intermediate developer, getting better is a huge focus of mine. I read e-books, program constantly, and follow established programming rules (S.O.L.I.D.), however getting better is still  hard. I've come to the conclusion that the only true way to get better is to program (following rules from books, however).How can you program constantly? You r...

Hello all! I have had a very long absence (Okay, it was only a month, however I still feel bad http://public.gamede...ault/tongue.png ).If you couldn't tell from the title, the first basic game I will be creating is Space Invaders!I love Space Invaders, and allows me to flex some new graphics programming muscles, including (b...

I've been working on Hooded, and having trouble.I don't have a firm grasp of the C++ language.When I got the new edition of "Teach Yourself C++ in an Hour a Day", I didn't finish reading it. And that was because I wanted to read through the whole book. I got bored eight percent in, and here's why:I'm pressuring myself. I'm making myself read throughout wh...

As some of you know (I've been starting many of my posts with those words, I do not know why ) I've recently started doing some freelance web development on the side. I've always used CoffeCup's amazing free HTML editor, however it's lack of support for scripting (JavaScript, Asp.Net, etc.) led me to find another choice. And thus, I came to Aptana Studi...

I understand. You're mad at me. I effectively stopped working on Hooded.Except I did not.Life has really gotten in the way, however I have a large amount of free time over the holidays. I've spend 10-12 hours working on Hooded over the last few days.It's made so much progress. It will hopefully be done by the end of December (This Month !)So now, here's...

If you've seen some of my last few posts, you might know that I recently started learning web design. Don't worry, I'm still working on hooded. I just wanted something new and fresh, so web design it was. I started with HTML, using HTML Made Easy by Paul Browning. This is my book review. HTML made easy also covered CSS.

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