So much to learn!

I'm a visual person.

I have always had a strong interest in user interfaces, design, usability, etc. Pretty much anything to do with how we interact with the systems around us. I remember spending hours tweaking the color settings on my Windows 3.11 system. I'm still doing the same on my Vista machine, albeit with different tools. I'm already poking around in my G1, figuring out how to modify the GUI as much as possible.

I've decided to leverage that interest into my learning and my direction as a developer. I've been immersing myself in the usual alphabet soup that is programming.

For Windows development, I've gone with .Net, specifically C#, XAML, and the Windows Presentation Foundation for GUI application development. So far, I've been impressed with the ease and speed with which applications can be created. It's a far cry from when I used MFC to build rudimentary applications.

My G1 has piqued my interest in mobile development. I have the Eclipse IDE and Android SDK installed on my PC. The documentation has been easy to follow and the similarities between Java and C# and the use of XML for application layout eased the learning curve. I already have "Hello World!" up and running in the emulator with a full "Geek Smile" in tow.

I'm also going to finally commit to learning how to use Photoshop. That's another can of worms in it of itself.

All in all, exciting times.

~Elmer