Software Development – Ri Bikermouse

Progressing… slowly

I finally hashed out the design of my database. I had to read and reread examples of the database normal forms 1NF to 3NF to try to make sense of what my data should look like, and then I sketched out all the tables. I fired up my SQL Pro for Mac and by right-clicking … Continue reading “Progressing… slowly”

Progressing… not so much

My app was never a racehorse jumping out of the starting box, and the trend continues. I’ve been thinking about the app – what I want to do next, how I want to do it, and then I didn’t do it. Times are slow at work as we ramp down for the holidays, which gives … Continue reading “Progressing… not so much”

Agility

Let me make this clear: I am not an agile fan. I heard the murmurs when it started many years ago, and kept a watch on it. It sounded like a pipe dream: more collaboration, shorter development cycles, writing mo’ faster code mo’ better with less bugs, effortlessly changing the software as new requirements emerge. In … Continue reading “Agility”

Time to App

Whenever someone hears that you’re an app developer, they say things like “You should write an app!” To which I usually reply “It’s all been done before.” Let’s face it, the Flappy Bird-phenomenon was a fluke, the kind I’m unlikely to chance upon. Even though I knew all the apps had been written, albeit some … Continue reading “Time to App”

Hello world!

When encountering a new language, the first thing a developer learns is how to print “Hello world” to whatever output is available, and so it is a fitting title for my first post. I have learnt to display “Hello world” in C, C++, Java, Delphi, C#, Objective-C and, lately, Swift. Some have been more complex … Continue reading “Hello world!”