June 2010
3 posts
Dwarves and Hobbits
As an iOS developer living in Seattle, any sort of dealings with the local, heavily Microsoft-biased tech community reminds me jarringly of the “Squabbling Hobbits” scene in Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon:
In the Tolkien, not the endocrinological or Snow White sense, Randy is a Dwarf. Tolkien’s Dwarves were stout, taciturn, vaguely magical creatures who spent a lot of time in the dark hammering...
WWDC 2010
I’m writing this in a cab on the way to SFO, the Saturday after this year’s WWDC.
I am stunned at the energy of this event. Apple has introduced the biggest advance since the original iPhone while gracefully deflating Gizmodo’s “exposé” at the same time, Apple employees have been working their asses off preparing for this event, striving to bring the development...
WWDC Tips
0. Learn from the Masters
Read Brent Simmons’ WWDC Tips Practical WWDC tips
1. Get out of your comfort zone
Paul Goracke said Eat the Lunch, and I agree. Try to strike up a strong balance between hanging out with people that you know and getting out with people that you don’t. This is a once-a-year pilgrimage: don’t spend your time hanging out with the guys you see every...
