How about Ruby?
January 6th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Seriously?! What’s wrong with me? My last post was all about being SO into Python, but now I’ve found myself enamored by Ruby! I think I need a psychologist to tell me what’s wrong me because I honestly couldn’t tell you why I keep jumping from one language to another when in reality I don’t fully understand any of them. Am I just looking for one language that really speaks to me? Or am I as manic about computer languages as a kid with Attention Deficit Disorder at Disney World? Looking back, I can recognize a theme which might explain my issue. I keep telling myself “If only I had taken programming in college.” or “Maybe I should take a community college course.”
I have access to Lynda.com which is both awesome and partly why it’s so easy to drop one thing and start learning something else. I haven’t gotten through the whole thing yet, but it sort of reminds me of Python. I know the Python and Ruby loyalists are probably raging that I said that, and when/if I learn more I’ll probably realize how noob that really sounds.
In other news. I dropped my MobileMe subscription. No, I really wasn’t paying for it anyway since I got a free account for working at an Apple Reseller. Since I’m no longer working there, and it’s time to renew the subscription, I decided “no thanks.” Why? Because I can get almost everything it offers for free from other services. Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Dropbox, WordPress, and FaceBook are all free alternatives for email, calendar, synced contacts, online storage, website and photo sharing. The ONLY reason why I would justify spending the yearly $99 would be for Find My iPhone feature, but even that is free now (Thank you Apple!).
And finally, as cliché as this sounds, I’m going to lose weight. Started a slow-carb diet (see book called “The 4-Hour Body” by Tim Ferriss for an idea of what that is and what I’m going). I started it this past Monday. The next day I was down 4 lbs. Next day, only 1 lb. and this morning I hadn’t lost any thing. :/ Oh well. I’m going to keep at it.
