Hi everyone!
It's been more than a month since my last entry - I apologize for that! I have been hard at work, however, on two new things. First, let's talk about iPhone:
iPhone
I've been learning a lot about iPhone development recently. I bought a book, "Beginning iPhone Development" and also downloaded the Stanford CS193P iPhone course. It's turning out to be fun! Objective-C is definitely a little more rigorous than C++, and is proving to be a tough challenge, but I'm getting it! Here's an example shot of an app I've written:
It's obviously very basic, but it's something! You slide the sliders to determine a right triangle's dimensions, and the other sliders and values will change accordingly (so that it's always right.) I'm currently learning about how to do multiview applications, and UITableView, then I should be ready to work on my first real iPhone app. If anyone wants the code for RightTriangle, don't hesitate to ask!
Arduino
After talking with Adam Hooker, I determined that an Arduino would be a fun project to look into. I was right! It's really really easy to get started with Arduino, making little LEDs blink and stuff like that, and I'm hoping to build some fancy servo-tied keyless entry systems and robots. I will keep you updated!
Arduino Unboxing: