In my early computer days, I was able to quickly learn how to write simple programs for the Apple II. However with the advent of the Mac, I felt cut off from programming due to the complexity of writing programs for a graphical user interface.

Now, the opportunity to easily publishing software has been the carrot that I needed to start learning how to program the iPhone. While I am still not one of the iPhone programmers in our group, I am making headway and having fun with it. I attribute this in part to some excellent books that are available, such as Learning C on the Mac by Dave Mark. Also before starting with C, I dabbled with Ruby on my Mac (starting with an absolute beginner’s book by Chris Pine called “Learning to Program”) and that gave me some confidence that I can handle object-oriented programming.

Doug Hogg
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