Antinormal

On to Qt and C++

My C++ is absolute rubbish. But that's probably due to the fact that I haven't written any C++ code since 2005. I'm gradually picking it up again though as I'm exploring Qt (pronounced "cute" by the way, which I find amusing) for developing mobile applications. Qt is actually a very neat framework. I particularly like the signals and slots feature. Think about signals as events and slots as event handlers and you'll see what I mean. I've spent a couple of weeks coding an application and I'm rather liking the experience so far.

My C++ is still absolute rubbish. Or just the bit that has to do with pointers and references. I've been thinking of buying C++ Primer for a long time now (~3 to 4 years) and I think it's about time that I actually do that. The other development option is PyQt which uses Python, and I may be wrong, but I believe it requires some additional libraries to be installed on the target device before your applications can run.

I finished up at 15th place in the develompent track of the 2010 TopCoder Open, which means I qualified but since my visa application was refused, I won't be able to attend. The interview official this time around was an even bigger douche than the one I was stuck with last year which I found hilarious. Eventually. In any case, looks like I should be looking forward to next year's experience.

Meanwhile, I have a lot of games to keep me occupied at the moment while I'm still stuck in this country saving up for university. My ultimate departure's getting close. I can feel it. But before that, I have to acquire an HP Envy 14 and a GTX 460 graphics card.

And just to let everyone know I haven't been living under a rock
The greats: Inception, The Expendables (I haven't seen it yet, but it automatically qualifies), current Burn Notice season, N900 PR 1.2 update
The good: Caprica (first episode is quite rubbish, but trust me, it gets better albeit slow), current True Blood season, N97 v22 firmware update
The funnies: iPhone 4 antenna issues (aka Antennagate)
The fails: Apple's Antennagate response, Windows Marketplace doesn't have Nigeria in the list of countries for developer registration

My TCO qualification rush is over so I should be posting more regularly now. Stay tuned!