Learning Java Pt. 2 Plus an anouncement!

Here's part two of our Learning Java series.

So, we have started our Java class in school and nintendude and I have the class at the same time AND we sit next to each other! That's very convenient for us because it makes it easier for us to exchange ideas and work on our secret project. I will cover the subject of the project a little later in this post. So far, we haven't learned much because the computers in the classroom (To be specific, all the 24 inch iMacs) have been off the school network, so we haven't been able to log into our school accounts. That is supposed to be fixed this weekend, so we can (hopefully) start the heavy-duty coding very soon. Anyway, we've learned how binary works and how it translates to base 10. We've also learned a few basics of Java. We can write a program now, but it wouldn't do anything past a 'Hello World' program.

So, onto the topic of the project. We have had an extremely unexpected setback that nearly cost us the entire thing. I can't tell you what it was, because it would give away the entire project. Don't worry, I have a better estimate as to when we can reveal what we're doing. And that magic number is: January-February 2010. I know it's still far away, but please be patient. It's well worth the wait.

I feel comfortable enough to announce something that is directly linked to the project. It's small, but it's significant at the same time. We will change our name from Silicon Strategists to another name. The name Silicon Strategists has been a temporary name from the start. Want to know what the name is? Well, keep reading this blog. We will reveal the new name, and start a new site, upon revealing the project.

Until next time, play nice.

WiiGamin

PS: We now have two other people that nintendude knows very well that are now involved in the project, making the whole group a total of four at the time of this post. We may have a fifth member of the group soon. This project is big. We should have more members by the time the project is revealed.

Please note: we're not recruiting publicly. We are only getting friends we know personally and trust that meet the requirements for the project. Sorry!

Also note: This project is not like Fight Club's "Project Mayhem", so don't panic or feel creeped out; although, the first rule is...
And I hope you don't think WiiGamin and I are going to change the world; he makes it sound like a big deal, but really, it's a psychological trick: by telling y'all we have a "big, huge, secret" project, we feel more encouraged to pull through and complete it. It obviously involves software though; I mean, seriously, what else is Java for but software programming and, perhaps, drinking? lol.