The primer for new developers is a great idea!!!.. but I'm a new developer on the Mac. Any experienced Mac developers have starup tips for us newbies?
I'll start another thread on the particular topic I need help with...
primer for new C++ developers on Mac OS X?
primer for new C++ developers on Mac OS X?
arlene ducao
production designer | 3d animator
american museum of natural history
http://www.sciencebulletins.amnh.org
production designer | 3d animator
american museum of natural history
http://www.sciencebulletins.amnh.org
I may be interested in this too. I'm a physicist, but (shame on me), I never made any coding at all in the past. I forgot the very few of Fortran and C I learned a long time ago. 
However, I made a lot of Mathematica coding in the past, which I tend to forget too, as I didn't made something with Mma since a long time ago.
I'm beginning to think about doing something for Celestia, but I don't know what, except the few lame addons I made.
There's so much things to do in Celestia's code :
1-drop shadows on 3D models, and especially the shadow under a probe standing on a planet or a moon.
2-BumpMaps on the asteroids.
3-Better comets rendering.
4-Many interface refinements.
5-Adding a field that may pop-up after double-clicking on an object. That field may be a window showing a picture, or some text defined in the associated file on HD.
6-More information in the info corners.
7-An addons manager.
etc...
However, I made a lot of Mathematica coding in the past, which I tend to forget too, as I didn't made something with Mma since a long time ago.
I'm beginning to think about doing something for Celestia, but I don't know what, except the few lame addons I made.
There's so much things to do in Celestia's code :
1-drop shadows on 3D models, and especially the shadow under a probe standing on a planet or a moon.
2-BumpMaps on the asteroids.
3-Better comets rendering.
4-Many interface refinements.
5-Adding a field that may pop-up after double-clicking on an object. That field may be a window showing a picture, or some text defined in the associated file on HD.
6-More information in the info corners.
7-An addons manager.
etc...
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