About
If you haven’t yet figured it out, the site is called Cocoa Is My Girlfriend because it’s about programming and a passion for programming on the Macintosh. Writing code is work, but it’s also art. It’s fun as well as infuriating. It’s often beautiful and often ugly. It’s temperamental yet rewarding. All of these qualities could just as easily be attributed to your girlfriend if you have one. If you’re at this site, you may not. But that’s ok. Until the right one comes along, hunker down and write some code. Build something cool; something great.
No, we’re not sexist. We welcome women to participate in the site. But we also acknowledge that, for whatever reason, most programmers are guys and guys obsess about writing code. No, I mean really obsess. To the point where they don’t pursue other things–like girlfriends, for instance.
Finally, we named the site after a phrase in the song Apple used for their first iPod Touch commercial called ‘Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex’ by Brazilian group Cansei de Ser Sexy. The phrase that says ‘Music is my boyfriend’ and then ‘Music is my girlfriend’. … You get the picture.
About The Authors
Marcus S. Zarra is the owner of Zarra Studios, based out of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has been developing Cocoa software since 2003, Java software since 1996, and has been in the industry since 1985. Currently Marcus is producing software for OS X. In addition to writing software, he assists other developers by blogging about development and supplying code samples. Currently, Zarra Studios is the developer of seSales (Simply Elegant Sales) and iWeb Buddy.
Matt Long: Matt is a long-time Windows programmer who has set his sights on developing applications for the Apple Macintosh platform. He brings many years of experience that will help teach other developers how to transition from the world of Windows with greater ease. You can read Matt’s blog at Long Pointers