Android native development disappointment

Google does a lot of good things.  Unfortunately, welcoming new developers to its primary OS is not one of them.  I’ve spent the past 4-5 days developing a number of Android apps as proofs for a new project.  My overall experience has been lackluster and I want...

A palette of 3D models

I’m not a modeler or texturer.  I’ve dabbled in it enough to understand workflows, but not practiced enough to make awesome-looking things.  Evidently, with the advent of 3D modeling and 3D printing, a number of sites have popped up where people put up...

Surface resolution

I’ve been working with a Windows Surface Pro 3 for the past year now.  Speed is great for my work, I’m able to play some of the latest games, and it is super-light.  However, its biggest detractor is this flimsy keyboard that makes it difficult to work...

Handling todo lists

I deal with a number of todo lists.  When coding, I place sentinels throughout the source that typically look something like this: //DAN-NOTE: do x, y, and z //DAN-CONTINUE: when picking up on this, consider these //DAN-DEBUG: get rid of this once done fixing blah...