Saturday, December 3, 2011

That's the Sound of the Men...

I see it's been a while since I've posted anything other than the little updates in the box to the right. That's because I generally save these larger posts for larger subjects or events, and lately there's been nothing of that nature to share. But I also know that Solitaire Till Dawn's amazing legion of fans can get antsy if they don't hear something new once in a while about the progress of the project, and I don't want to leave everyone hanging. This is just a little update post to reassure you all that I haven't forgotten about you.

And the news is just this: It's not done yet. I don't know when it will be done. But I am still working on it, as hard as I can given my other responsibilities.

The work I've been doing doesn't lend itself to quick descriptions for the non-programming public, and if I took the time to try to explain, it would be time taken from actually working on the upgrade. I hope you'll accept instead my assurance that I've made some good strides forward lately. I completed a major architecture change recently that brought a great improvement in the program's behavior, and I tracked down and slew a couple of nasty but well-hidden bugs just the other day.

I know it's been a long wait, and no one (certainly not me!) will be happy as the wait grows longer. But I appreciate your patience, and I'll keep at it.

9 comments:

SteveH said...

Take your time and do a good job, Rick. It's the best solitaire game set out there and well worth the wait.

SH

Sco said...

Only guessing that the title of your post is related to working on a chain gang? Pretty funny. I agree with SteveH that your solitaire game is both the best out there and well worth the wait.

owltech said...

Keep on truckin. Solitaire Til Dawn has been for years my only Mac game; I play it for breaks during program development.

jfm said...

SolitaireTill Dawn had been for years my only solitaire Mac game. Courage to finish the version OS 10.7!

Linda said...

Rick, thank you for all of your hard work! Hang in there; I am happy to wait until you have perfected the game to your standards. Solitaire Till Dawn has been a Godsend for my mother, who has limited vision due to Macular Degeneration. Every day, when her eyes give out and she cannot see to do anything else, she keeps focused and occupied by playing your high-quality game zoomed in on her 25" iMac (with custom colors). Thank you!

Unknown said...

Hi Rick
Happy Christmas and Solstice & merry new year.

Looking forward to solitaire til dawn when you are happy with it. Meanwhile whatever wait is worth it.

go placidly
M

Donna Mc said...

Ditch the stress and enjoy your work and the rest of your life as well. I'm a Solitaire Till Down addict, but I'm willing to wait. I don't need Lion yet. :)

Cheers!
Donna

zachette said...

I miss Solitaire Til Dawn like the rest of you...however, it has keep my mom away from my house...I'm just sayin....

stegs said...

Thanks Rick for all your work. It is and will continue to be much appreciated by the legions of StD fans. I actually installed Lion last summer, then cloned back to Tiger (thank you SuperDuper) when I realized StD wouldn't run. Unfortunately later in the fall I did have to install Lion... sigh...
But good things are worth waiting (and paying) for! I will joyfully purchase a new/upgrade/whatever license when the day comes. Thanks again -