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In At The Deep End

The reason for my poor blogging history is simple. I have been overwhelmed by the whole app developer scene. So much so, that I have put my money where my mouth is and left my safe, secure full-time employment to freelance as a developer. The last few months have been a crash course in Objective C, the language of all things app like.

I have secured a few contracts for apps which, until released, I'd prefer to keep private and the reason I am able to spend a few minutes writing this blog is, the main app I have been working on has been submitted to Apple for scrutiny and should hopefully be available for purchase shortly.

I have been called mad, reckless and ill informed. I have been called worse plus, I can't think of any other job that I am capable of doing where I get to play with toys all day and get paid handsomely.

Explaining to people that you write applications for devices carries a certain amount of mystique and interest, far more that building websites.

So - I'm back on the blog scene, will be bringing you posts, snippets, apps I've discovered, comment and  good to be back.

Watch this space.
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