I ran a brief Traveller session this week. My OCD kicked in and I turned up late - having door to door salesmen come round twice did not help.
I've started a new adventure, published by Mongoose Publishing, and it has quite a bit of set up work required before the action gets going.
Tomorrow will be all about studying "Learning Git".
I ran a Traveller adventure this week. I think it went well. Will continue playing Traveller.
This is a long film – about two and three quarter hours and it kept my attention throughout. I’ve always preferred M.I. films that have an ensemble cast and this film has that in spades. Yes, Tom Cruise does get to run around the roofs of tall buildings and ride a motor bike but that was integral to this story. As always, the M.I. team are roused into action by the need to acquire a gadget / MacGuffin – in this case, the ultimate information weapon. Definitely worth seeing.
My review of "C++ Software Design" has been submitted.
Now I've started "Learning Modern Linux".
Hopefully I'll be able to retain my current levels of concentration.
I rewatched "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and all the DVD extras today. It hadn't been playing properly. Yesterday I washed it in hot soapy water and rinsed it in hot water. That seems to have done the trick.
My Clozapine has been reduced and I am now experiencing low-level symptoms.
There is an interesting article, "False ‘Facts’ about Science and Social Security Share Origins" which can be seen here.
Been reading the initial chapters of "Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (2e)" by Grady Booch. Good book, covers C++ and other languages. Not the easiest of reads...
Well, I now know enough UML to be dangerous. Or to use it in "sketch mode".
One of the references in the back of "UML Distilled" referred to a class for teaching Object-Oriented Thinking using small index cards. This is a very useful technique and, if you don't know about it already, take a look here.
Well, my (second hand) copy of "UML Distilled (3e)" arrived today. It looks promising and I will be devouring it over the coming days.
In particular, the UML notation's quick reference is in the inside front and back covers. Looking good :)
Outside the realm of C++ text books, we have an excellent online resource - cppreference.com, the C++ Core Guidelines, and an excellent way to play around with different C++ compilers with Compiler Explorer. Also... there are some interesting things on Bjarne Stroustrup's websire
Awesome!
I first encountered C++ at University. After that, I encountered it at work. My knowledge evolved organically - in other words in a haphazard manner.
Disability and medication demolished my ability to concentrate. I read broadly about software development and I.T. in general. That contributed to me getting my concentration back.
Now is the time to re-learn the language, starting off with Bjarne Stroustrup's "The C++ Programming Language (4e)" (see its website here) and on to other titles after that - in particular The C++ Standard Library (2e).
