I hope it goes well. Soon as I get my iPhone for testing, i’ll try it out=)

Unexpectedly, I may be doing some iPhone development of my own in the near future. I’m looking at the Cocos2D route, it’s quite attractive if only for all the tutorials (I see where the ninja came from now;-) ). I’m new to Objective-C though, with no background in C, so it’s a bit of a learning curve.

Do you have any book recommendations? (I found it too dark to see the one in your video) Programming in Objective-C 2.0 looks aimed at beginners, but the newest edition doesn’t come out until November, and the reviews of the previous edition (2008) suggest it’s full of bugs.

http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Objective-C-2-0-Developers-Library/dp/0321711394/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Your father sounds like a wonderful man, and he’s right: be patient. You’re probably expecting too much of yourself too soon.

I can’t claim to know anything about iPhone development myself though. Last year I picked up a Dummies guide to Cocoa Programming and I checked out the Xcode development tools on my Mac, but I was a bit put off at the time.

It’s only in the last year i’ve been learning Javascript using Unity, which – unless Apple changes their mind – can also compile apps for the App Store by sending them through the Xcode tools (Although you need to buy the Unity iPhone add-on for that. Normal Unity is free for Mac/Win desktop development). That’s probably the route I will go someday, though at the moment my focus has turned to AGS=)

Uh rambling now, sorry! Cocos2D for iPhone sounds interesting. I look forward to hearing how you get on with it. It’s something i’ll consider if I turn my attention back to Objective-C.

Really, really interesting blog you have here, i’ll drop in now and then if that’s okay. You have a dream and you’re taking steps towards it. Don’t give up hope.