Change of Course

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:50:59 GMT

It's been almost a month since the Dream-Build-Play contest ended and I regrettably was unable to finish my entry to a satisfactory quality in order to submit it on time. However, I would like to congratulate everyone who was able to get their entry in as I have seen many games shown over the last few weeks that I think show much of the effort and determination the XNA community has.

Since then, I've had to make a difficult decision to change course on the subject of this blog. I am by trade a web designer/programmer but I like to sample other technologies such as XNA on occasion. I love what Microsoft has done and is continuing to do with the XNA platform but for me it is time to focus on more career-specific goals and this blog is not exempt. I simply do not have the time to focus on continuing to develop career skills and also participate in time-expensive hobbies such as XNA.

However, I do not believe my time spent on XNA has been in vain. I have learned much more about game programming in the last few months than I have in the last few years. I have also been able to learn an entirely new programming language, C#, in a matter of 6 months, whereas it took me 6 years to develop my C++ skills to the same level. As a result I've taken on learning ASP .NET which has simply continued to amaze me as to the relative ease of development. My C# skills carry over to this and I am beginning to see my skills build upon each other and expand at an increasing rate.

In summation, I'm going to be focusing primarily on ASP .NET news and information and showcasing some of my projects on that front. I will continue to keep an eye on the XNA community and occasionally post items of interest. I would like to return to XNA at some point in the future but at present its best for me to be an observer.

I will keep previous posts here for continuity for the community. If at any point anyone has questions or comments about the XNA-related content on this blog don't hesitate to do so as I will continue to respond.

Thanks to those who have supported me thus far. :)

Nathan Levesque - Developer/Designer: Computers and Internet

Change of Course