Filed under: Business, Developer, Macintosh
How to become an independent programmer in 1,068 days
by Jordan Running Dec 28th 2005
Gus Mueller is sole proprietor of Flying Meat, Inc., which makes the Mac apps VoodooPad and FlySketch, and he's written a nice essay called "How to become an independent programmer in just 1,068 days." It's part how-to and part history of his little company. When he started selling VoodooPad his goal was to be able to afford a 23" Cinema display, and 1,068 days later he was an independent. He concludes his chart-filled essay by condensing just about every small business guides into two sentences: "Just plan, set realistic goals, meet those goals, diversify, save up, add four cups of patience, and have fun. And most importantly: work your ass off."
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
