Jesse Ross | jesseross.com

Now that I have my laptop, and I have working installations of GNUstep and Etoile, I feel ready to start making apps. But where to start…

I once read that one should “scratch their own itch” — make software that you personally need; chances are others need it too. Since Etoile is just starting out, I need pretty much everything. Most of what I need is outside the scope of my abilities, however: a web browser, an image editor, a Flash replacement. I could maybe see if I could steal some pre-existing code and flesh out the chat client and the file format/bundle for the Contact file type. Yeah, the Contact file type would be good — maybe a wizard for creating a new Contact.

Good work, Jesse. Let’s start there.

I must say, I work with some really damn smart, creative and awesome people. When the time is right (read: the clients buy off on the ideas), I’ll show you what I mean.

Oh, and for those out of the loop, I work at MRM Worldwide (formerly MRM Partners, formerly Zentropy Partners).