Backend work "more complex"?
I've been doing it for 20+ years, once I mastered my first programming language moving data from one place to another became just, well, labor...
Backend work and MQ became boring tasks for me years ago.
Frontend is the only place left where there's still real challenge for me. Even after you get past the technical challenges described in the OP such as multiple screen sizes etc. -
Creating a proper emotional experience is the only real challenge left in programming.
The rest is API Mambo jumbo which will probably be done by machines in 10-15 years.
Great mutlitracking software, simple enough and straightforward if you know your way around other DAW environments like Pro-Tools or Cubase, keyboard shortcuts can be easily customized.
Iv'e been using Gentoo on my servers for many years now and I can't even imagine trading that for even another Linux flavor. No other system gives me the flexibility I need for development and the power tools to back it with, it is BY FAR the best tool for my job, the way I see it.
That said, my desktop environments HAVE to just work, I learned that the hard way after fighting a rather ugly system upgrade my Gentoo desktop required after I've mistakenly updated a configuration file - which cost me an expensive half day of work.
That's why on my desktop there's only one choice - Kubuntu. For me it's not plausible to use OSX or Windows, they just don't do the stuff I need them to do and their UI doesn't and CAN NOT (nor is it designed to) work the way I want to work. KDE4 on Ubuntu makes the most sense. Everything hardware-wise just works perfectly, package management is a breeze and KDE is the right power tool for the job.
I'm sorry, but as much as I try I just can't figure out how OSX is an acceptable solution. Other than utilizing the hardware right it pretty much does everything WRONG for me.
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Backend work "more complex"? I've been doing it for 20+ years, once I mastered my first programming language moving data from one place to another became just, well, labor... Backend work and MQ became boring tasks for me years ago. Frontend is the only place left where there's still real challenge for me. Even after you get past the technical challenges described in the OP such as multiple screen sizes etc. - Creating a proper emotional experience is the only real challenge left in programming. The rest is API Mambo jumbo which will probably be done by machines in 10-15 years.
As they say in the parlance of our time - so sad.
Code is extremely readable. Haven't seen a goto statement in 2 decades.
It was BASIC, then Pascal, then C. Perl when I was older, nowadays it's Node.
Honestly, interesting and lots of food for thought. Been missing those on SD.
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Great mutlitracking software, simple enough and straightforward if you know your way around other DAW environments like Pro-Tools or Cubase, keyboard shortcuts can be easily customized.
Iv'e been using Gentoo on my servers for many years now and I can't even imagine trading that for even another Linux flavor. No other system gives me the flexibility I need for development and the power tools to back it with, it is BY FAR the best tool for my job, the way I see it. That said, my desktop environments HAVE to just work, I learned that the hard way after fighting a rather ugly system upgrade my Gentoo desktop required after I've mistakenly updated a configuration file - which cost me an expensive half day of work. That's why on my desktop there's only one choice - Kubuntu. For me it's not plausible to use OSX or Windows, they just don't do the stuff I need them to do and their UI doesn't and CAN NOT (nor is it designed to) work the way I want to work. KDE4 on Ubuntu makes the most sense. Everything hardware-wise just works perfectly, package management is a breeze and KDE is the right power tool for the job. I'm sorry, but as much as I try I just can't figure out how OSX is an acceptable solution. Other than utilizing the hardware right it pretty much does everything WRONG for me.