Show HN: I learned Rails and Objective-C in a year to build this

What I built: Bonjournal, a travel journal app

- iOS app (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bonjournal/id719266933)

- web app (https://bonjourn.al)

What and how I learned (in order of importance):

* Ruby on Rails *

- Michael Hartl's Ruby On Rails Tutorial

- Railscast

- Code School

- Ruby Toolbox

* Objective-C *

- Nerd Ranch iOS Programming

- NSScreencast

- Code School

- WWDC Videos (for performance improvements)

- CocoaPods Rank (https://gist.github.com/luvtechno/8842522)

And of course, a lot of Stack Overflow.

I didn't think it would be possible. I thought I was too old to learn. But I had a project in mind that I cared about, and I wanted to see it completed.

It's never been easier to learn -- go out there and create!

Special thanks to my wife, who is also my designer. Besides all the wireframes, marketing, and testing she has done, she also learned a little SASS and Objective C to make all those little pixel and font size adjustments. That was HUGE.