Seems one of those annoying sites. Am I downloading the pdf or a FREE Video Conversion Tool (bound to work like a lucky charm on Linux) or FREE Download Manager... (ooh, I want one, I can't manage my own downloads...)!
Anyone got a link to the pdf that DOESN'T involve all this nonsense?
The Raspberry Pi http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs would seem to be a good match as it's tiny, is portable, has very low power requirements, dissipates very little heat, costs next to nothing, and is powerful enough to run full-HD video!
It would be worth checking out whether you are depressed, especially if you've lost interest in other things you've previously enjoyed.
Perhaps you can find some enjoyment in contributing to one of the many open source projects out there, or maybe you should consider a change of job environment and just go for a few interviews. You can always practice your interview technique with a friend.
I don't see anything wrong in always trying to do a better job than the one expected, but be careful that your code isn't so advanced it becomes a maintenance nightmare. I always try to 'sneak in' code that goes beyond the basic scope of the task assigned, so I generally look to make generic, parameterisable code. Even as an experienced programmer, I still like to learn new stuff, for example I've just used annotations and reflection in java to make a self-documenting command parser. For me the fun part is knowing that you've written something that you can re-use and re-purpose but if you're really not enjoying programming any more for its own sake, perhaps it's time to become a salsa instructor, bricklayer, accountant, b&b proprietor or whatever else it was you once dreamed of becoming:-)
I have a project or 2 that I've been looking for help with. We're a small team (maximum 3 coders right now) just doing things for the fun of it.
Come on over to www.dragoncontroller.org and introduce yourself.
... isn't this just what the Iranians are looking for? This kind of democratic peer to peer communication removes the need to rely on central social networking sites and puts the internet back in the hands of the people.
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Seems one of those annoying sites. Am I downloading the pdf or a FREE Video Conversion Tool (bound to work like a lucky charm on Linux) or FREE Download Manager... (ooh, I want one, I can't manage my own downloads...)! Anyone got a link to the pdf that DOESN'T involve all this nonsense?
I have two, and a free t-shirt! You've just got to get up early enough :-D
The Raspberry Pi http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs would seem to be a good match as it's tiny, is portable, has very low power requirements, dissipates very little heat, costs next to nothing, and is powerful enough to run full-HD video!
It would be worth checking out whether you are depressed, especially if you've lost interest in other things you've previously enjoyed. Perhaps you can find some enjoyment in contributing to one of the many open source projects out there, or maybe you should consider a change of job environment and just go for a few interviews. You can always practice your interview technique with a friend. I don't see anything wrong in always trying to do a better job than the one expected, but be careful that your code isn't so advanced it becomes a maintenance nightmare. I always try to 'sneak in' code that goes beyond the basic scope of the task assigned, so I generally look to make generic, parameterisable code. Even as an experienced programmer, I still like to learn new stuff, for example I've just used annotations and reflection in java to make a self-documenting command parser. For me the fun part is knowing that you've written something that you can re-use and re-purpose but if you're really not enjoying programming any more for its own sake, perhaps it's time to become a salsa instructor, bricklayer, accountant, b&b proprietor or whatever else it was you once dreamed of becoming :-)
I have a project or 2 that I've been looking for help with. We're a small team (maximum 3 coders right now) just doing things for the fun of it. Come on over to www.dragoncontroller.org and introduce yourself.
... isn't this just what the Iranians are looking for? This kind of democratic peer to peer communication removes the need to rely on central social networking sites and puts the internet back in the hands of the people.