Jesse Liberty

The code for the 1/2 day workshop at CodeMash is available here.  Thanks.

Not sure where I got this, but still like it:

/*
 * find the important things in Life, the Universe, and Everything
 */

typedef short	some;		/* some things are short */
typedef some	very;		/* some things are very short */

#define A			/* The first letter of the English Alphabet */
#define LINE	2		/* 2 points define a line */

#define TRUTH	BEAUTY		/* truth is beauty */
#define BEAUTY	10		/* and beauty is a 10 */

#define bad	char		/* burnt on both sides */
#define old	char		/* the great Chicago Fire */

#define	get	strlen		/* during your life, try to get some sterling */
#define youmake	float		/* you make it, I'll drink it */


#define		yourgoals	in terms you can understand
/*
#include	"yourdreams"	/* for the future */


	/* everyone needs goals */

short	term;
double	yourpleasure();
double	yourfun;

long	Term, play(), agame;

	/* everyone needs diversions */

old *joke = "Why did the chicken cross the road?\n\tTo get to the other side!\n\t\tWocka Wocka Wocka!\n";
	

tell(joke)
bad	*joke;		/* wait- you haven't heard it yet! */
{
	short laugh;	/* please */

	laugh = get(joke);
	write(1, joke, laugh);	/* write it down- don't say it */

}

	/* most folks like music */

long play(record)
long record;
{
	very pleasant = TRUTH;		/* if you like music */

	while (record == pleasant)
		play(record--);

	return( pleasant );		/* music soothes the savage */
}


double	yourpleasure(one, way)		/* this is necessary if */
some	one;				/* is watching ,or if you have a */
long	way;				/* to go  */
{
		/* this can change one while maintaining one's identity */
	one = one * one;
	return( one );		/* after all, it should have at least doubled */
}

hold(temper)			/* good advice */
A short temper;			/* is a dangerous thing */
{
	A long	time;		/* is what you need */
	very calm;		/* is how you should be */

	calm = temper, temper;

	while (calm--)
		wait(&time);

	return(calm);		/* if possible */
}


	/* now, on to the main thing */

main(thing, mustbe)		/* to balance work, play, and goals */
some thing, mustbe;		/* important, or we wouldn't be here */
{

	long	time();		/* know C */
	very	bored;		/* the result of too few goals */

	short	hours;		/* make */
	long	yourwork;	/* which makes for */
	short	tempers;	/* which can be improved by */
	long	laughing;


	/* first, set priorities */
	yourwork = 0;
	yourfun = 1.0e+38;

	if (yourpleasure( mustbe, yourwork ))
		yourfun = yourwork;
	else
		yourfun = play( agame );

	bored = yourfun - yourwork;  	/* nothing to do? */
					/* reach out and touch someone! */

	switch ( bored ) {	/* connects all of this together */
	default:
		hours = hold(LINE); /* no way to avoid it, take a */
		break;
	}

		/* take a music break */
	while ( thing-- ) {	/* you make my heart sing */
		youmake everything;
		very groovy;
	}

		/* focus on what is important to you */
	while ( yourfun < 0 ) {
		yourpleasure( mustbe, agame);
		yourfun = play( agame );
	}

	tell(joke);

	exit( laughing );
}

In my previous post we started with a blank Xamarin.Forms app and added manual data-binding.   That is, when a button was pressed, we assigned the value in an entry control to the text property of a label. 

Yuck.

Today we’ll look at a better way of doing that.  But hold on to your hat, and fasten your seat belt, because we’re going to dive into the deep end.   

In my previous (and first) posting on Learning Xamarin, I demonstrated how to create a pretty cool program out of the box.  Let’s back up now, and start with a blank app, and see what we can build from there.

Create a new project as described in the previous posting, but this time choose a Blank application.