I don't know the low-brow people you must hang around with, but who seriously goes on about how awesome a HONDA is?? A HONDA???? Unless you are 16 and are into modding-street racing, nobody brags about a Honda.
No, I think the fanboy is right on this one. We don't obsess about the inclusion/exclusion of features in other companies' products quite like we do with Apple. Like the fanboy said, if it's not for you, buy something else. Apple isn't going to broaden their product lines to appeal to more people any time soon.
People bring a lot of bad computing habits with them, to include reliance upon File - Edit - etc. etc.
Sometimes new IS actually better, regardless of how use to the "old way" you've become. I like the ribbon...more importantly, I like the increased productivity offered from contextual based right clicks. I can do about 90% of everything I need to do from the right click options.
I suppose power users hate the ribbon, since it broke all their super-secret shortcuts and macros, but for most of us, we just type, highlight and apply some format to the typing.
I'm not citing Wikipedia. I'm citing my last 17 years working in and for the U.S. Army--kings of the acronym.
And no I'm not trolling. All the abbreviations I've cited are also acronyms. An example of an abbreviation that is NOT an acronym would be CYA, or FYI.
I'm simply informing you that there are plenty of acronyms that are not spoken as a word. NBC, FCS, PLDC, NCO. These are acronyms (and not just abbreviations) because their mere inclusion as substitute for complete words in Army correspondence makes them so. For example, you can write that an NCO in the Army is in charge of soldiers and not have to elaborate what NCO stands for, because it is an acronym that has meaning.
Wait a minute, Fox News and all my conservative friends swear by "common sense". Don't you know you can manipulate these studies to say anything you want? (I kid, I kid!)
From my experience this is not true at all. I lived in Germany from 1990-1992 and then again from 2005-2007. The standard of living was much higher in 2005 than it was in 1992. In 2005 (and even today, probably) I would rank the quality of life in Germany higher than most areas I've lived in in the States. In 1990, it was practically a developing country compared to the US at that time.
I can tell you that $90k buys a LOT of house and a high quality of life in Austin, TX. My commute is really easy as well (as long as you work and live South). I shudder to think of what kind of place I'd live in if I picked LA or NYC for those salaries you listed.
Differentiating between "you're" and your", "its" and "it's" may seem a very small thing, but it's a sign that recruiters will use - fairly or unfairly - to draw inferences about your communication skills.
Good companies keep good employees even if it cuts into the bottom line a bit. I work for a company like this...it's more of an achievement to grow (measured by how many people work here) than it is to make a (bigger) profit.
I'm surprised it took this long for someone to say it. I'm in the Defense contracting field and our software company chooses to be in Austin, TX instead of in unaffordable Washington D.C. My $70k-ish Texas salary would have to be six-figures to have the same quality of life I get here in Austin. Of course, those salary disparities just get passed along to the government, so it basically comes down to more people where I work like Austin better than they would like living in Washington.
I think you are confusing "software developer" with "IT guy"--not even remotely the same skill sets. Don't be like my parents and just assume anyone who uses one of those new-fangled computer thingies works in "IT".
$50,000 a year (especially in your state) would have been like Monopoly money for me when I graduated college (had I been able to get a job that paid that much in 1993 money).
I think what is lost in this conversation is that $50k is a ton of money for a single 22 year old graduate with zero work experience.
Funny timing. My wife was considering quitting her software test position (roughly $50k a year in Texas with no software experience) to go to school full-time and become a developer. Seems she can come back to the same company as a developer and expect about a $20k/year raise. Seems pretty lucrative to me.
I actually laughed out loud at that BBC article. Partly because I used to live in England and was amazed at the number of teenagers who never continued school beyond age 16 (and spent their afternoons loitering in Harrogate like brain-dead zombies, incessantly texting each other), but partly because that is one of the most laughable findings I've ever read. I'd like to see the full study to see what bias would actually allow an otherwise intelligent being to come up with the hypothesis that "txting is gr8 4 lrning".
That's because teachers have to deal with parents who only show up once their little johnny gets an F for not turning in some assignment. The parents then call the school to complain about the teacher not giving little johnny a chance.
I'm glad you have parents that cared, though. We need more of them.
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I don't know the low-brow people you must hang around with, but who seriously goes on about how awesome a HONDA is?? A HONDA???? Unless you are 16 and are into modding-street racing, nobody brags about a Honda.
No, I think the fanboy is right on this one. We don't obsess about the inclusion/exclusion of features in other companies' products quite like we do with Apple. Like the fanboy said, if it's not for you, buy something else. Apple isn't going to broaden their product lines to appeal to more people any time soon.
The committee, however, is devoted to profit margins and not usability.
People bring a lot of bad computing habits with them, to include reliance upon File - Edit - etc. etc.
Sometimes new IS actually better, regardless of how use to the "old way" you've become. I like the ribbon...more importantly, I like the increased productivity offered from contextual based right clicks. I can do about 90% of everything I need to do from the right click options.
I suppose power users hate the ribbon, since it broke all their super-secret shortcuts and macros, but for most of us, we just type, highlight and apply some format to the typing.
I don't get the hype this time around. I don't need a bigger iPhone. I need a smaller laptop.
Yeah, but it's so much sexier to blame Apple.
yeah yeah, so I got the scholarship...doesn't mean I passed (or even took) the theory classes. Drummer means I got a pass.
I'm not citing Wikipedia. I'm citing my last 17 years working in and for the U.S. Army--kings of the acronym.
And no I'm not trolling. All the abbreviations I've cited are also acronyms. An example of an abbreviation that is NOT an acronym would be CYA, or FYI.
I'm simply informing you that there are plenty of acronyms that are not spoken as a word. NBC, FCS, PLDC, NCO. These are acronyms (and not just abbreviations) because their mere inclusion as substitute for complete words in Army correspondence makes them so. For example, you can write that an NCO in the Army is in charge of soldiers and not have to elaborate what NCO stands for, because it is an acronym that has meaning.
Wait a minute, Fox News and all my conservative friends swear by "common sense". Don't you know you can manipulate these studies to say anything you want? (I kid, I kid!)
The better be good with vi, and not have to rely on a GUI to configure a linux box.
And if they were using a real text editor instead of vi, they might not have made this mistake...
From my experience this is not true at all. I lived in Germany from 1990-1992 and then again from 2005-2007. The standard of living was much higher in 2005 than it was in 1992. In 2005 (and even today, probably) I would rank the quality of life in Germany higher than most areas I've lived in in the States. In 1990, it was practically a developing country compared to the US at that time.
After 15 years I can say to the younger generation coming in with 100% certainty - go independent.
What does this mean?
No health insurance?
My company is in Austin, TX and is paying that much for Perl devs (maybe he's referencing the same req).
I can tell you that $90k buys a LOT of house and a high quality of life in Austin, TX. My commute is really easy as well (as long as you work and live South). I shudder to think of what kind of place I'd live in if I picked LA or NYC for those salaries you listed.
Differentiating between "you're" and your", "its" and "it's" may seem a very small thing, but it's a sign that recruiters will use - fairly or unfairly - to draw inferences about your communication skills.
Fairly.
I actually wish my company would let me use my own computer instead of some crappy generic Dell that gets swapped out every 18 months or so.
I even volunteered to buy my own computer for work but they won't let me. I guess we have a deal with Dell and/or The Devil.
Good companies keep good employees even if it cuts into the bottom line a bit. I work for a company like this...it's more of an achievement to grow (measured by how many people work here) than it is to make a (bigger) profit.
...and Cb
So proficiency in B is required? (C doesn't have a flat in the musical scale). And instead of C#, I prefer Db.
I would expect $60,000 as the very low end for DC. That's hardly a livable wage for there.
I'm surprised it took this long for someone to say it. I'm in the Defense contracting field and our software company chooses to be in Austin, TX instead of in unaffordable Washington D.C. My $70k-ish Texas salary would have to be six-figures to have the same quality of life I get here in Austin. Of course, those salary disparities just get passed along to the government, so it basically comes down to more people where I work like Austin better than they would like living in Washington.
I think you are confusing "software developer" with "IT guy"--not even remotely the same skill sets. Don't be like my parents and just assume anyone who uses one of those new-fangled computer thingies works in "IT".
$50,000 a year (especially in your state) would have been like Monopoly money for me when I graduated college (had I been able to get a job that paid that much in 1993 money).
I think what is lost in this conversation is that $50k is a ton of money for a single 22 year old graduate with zero work experience.
Funny timing. My wife was considering quitting her software test position (roughly $50k a year in Texas with no software experience) to go to school full-time and become a developer. Seems she can come back to the same company as a developer and expect about a $20k/year raise. Seems pretty lucrative to me.
I actually laughed out loud at that BBC article. Partly because I used to live in England and was amazed at the number of teenagers who never continued school beyond age 16 (and spent their afternoons loitering in Harrogate like brain-dead zombies, incessantly texting each other), but partly because that is one of the most laughable findings I've ever read. I'd like to see the full study to see what bias would actually allow an otherwise intelligent being to come up with the hypothesis that "txting is gr8 4 lrning".
That's because teachers have to deal with parents who only show up once their little johnny gets an F for not turning in some assignment. The parents then call the school to complain about the teacher not giving little johnny a chance.
I'm glad you have parents that cared, though. We need more of them.