My sister-in-law has sent their computer to me five times with viruses. I give them all the typical talks, install firefox/chromium, remove IE links etc. But it's their kids seem to always fall for the social engineering tricks. About a month ago, she asked me is there anything they can do? I asked exactly what do they use their computer for, most importantly, do they watch Netflix and do they use any windows specific software? When the answer was no I switched them to linuxMint.
So far they love how fast it is. I stifled a laugh, linuxMint is a beached whale compared to something like Puppy!
Of coarse, as most of us know, Linux works very well but if something goes wrong it's often more difficult to fix. Hence, it's not a perfect solution so I welcome others ideas on how to protect a computer from children?
Zend is best for Enterprise applications. The needs for an enterprise application are very different from that of rapid development and often times more complex. For rapid development I would use Yii or Cake. Ruby on Rails is great but Ruby developers cost more then PHP. Albeit, they are worth it, IMO. But at that level of developers you also enter the arena with Java and C#, both of which are better suited for Enterprise.
It is common to see a high-level developer be 4-10 times more efficient while only costing 40-80% more in salary. (I think I got that from Code Complete 2 by Steve McConnell... but I've not the time to double check that fact.) Unfortunately, many companies don't know or understand this.
I also was a self-taught programmer and getting started was easy. I found a job working part-time at a design studio. I actually made less then I was in my previous job. Take a few code samples of stuff you've done. Show it off and explain why you did it that way. Probably the most influential book I've read is Code Complete 2 my Steve McConnell. But it is a book for software engineers and I would not consider it a prerequisite to getting hired as a front-end developer.
My opinion is to kill JavaScript. As a prototype object language it's like driving a car with levers instead of a steering wheel and pedals (remember many of the first cars built used a series of levers)
It wasn't done right in the fist place and trying to continue to improve it won't get past many of it's fundamental faults. It has only been made usable lately because of frameworks like jQuery.
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Great, now I have to torrent Futurama to watch it... wait, it's on Netflix. woo hoo! I CAN WATCH IT LEGALLY!
My sister-in-law has sent their computer to me five times with viruses. I give them all the typical talks, install firefox/chromium, remove IE links etc. But it's their kids seem to always fall for the social engineering tricks. About a month ago, she asked me is there anything they can do? I asked exactly what do they use their computer for, most importantly, do they watch Netflix and do they use any windows specific software? When the answer was no I switched them to linuxMint.
So far they love how fast it is. I stifled a laugh, linuxMint is a beached whale compared to something like Puppy! Of coarse, as most of us know, Linux works very well but if something goes wrong it's often more difficult to fix. Hence, it's not a perfect solution so I welcome others ideas on how to protect a computer from children?
Zend is best for Enterprise applications. The needs for an enterprise application are very different from that of rapid development and often times more complex. For rapid development I would use Yii or Cake. Ruby on Rails is great but Ruby developers cost more then PHP. Albeit, they are worth it, IMO. But at that level of developers you also enter the arena with Java and C#, both of which are better suited for Enterprise.
It is common to see a high-level developer be 4-10 times more efficient while only costing 40-80% more in salary. (I think I got that from Code Complete 2 by Steve McConnell... but I've not the time to double check that fact.) Unfortunately, many companies don't know or understand this.
In the end, it comes down to budget and need.
I also was a self-taught programmer and getting started was easy. I found a job working part-time at a design studio. I actually made less then I was in my previous job. Take a few code samples of stuff you've done. Show it off and explain why you did it that way. Probably the most influential book I've read is Code Complete 2 my Steve McConnell. But it is a book for software engineers and I would not consider it a prerequisite to getting hired as a front-end developer.
If all else fails, start getting certified. CompTIA or CIW. But I put more weight behind code samples then anything else.
I setup a petition at "We the People" for a similar system. Sign it if you agree! http://wh.gov/bKl
I setup a petition at "We the People" to setup a similar system. Sign it if you agree! http://wh.gov/bKl
My opinion is to kill JavaScript. As a prototype object language it's like driving a car with levers instead of a steering wheel and pedals (remember many of the first cars built used a series of levers) It wasn't done right in the fist place and trying to continue to improve it won't get past many of it's fundamental faults. It has only been made usable lately because of frameworks like jQuery.