I was in this boat a few years ago and saw where the industry was going and prepped myself for the changes.
I specialized in LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP). This skillset will cover the vast majority of jobs on the market. Knowing Photoshop and Flash helps but isn't necessary. You should have OOP running through your veins and understand what MVC is and use it daily. As a web dev, you are also expected to be a sys admin to a certain extent setting up cron jobs, checking security, etc. Also, knowing how to build an e-commerce site, build your own SSH certs and manage public and private keys helps as well.
Basically, you are a sys admin with a specialization in the web.
Focus on this kind of skillset and you will be set.
Also, don't take any job that requires you to know Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Visual Basic; these are red flags that tell me the job won't last a month and that the employer doesn't really want a web dev and isn't sure what they are looking for.
Which brings me to another good point. People who ask you to know IIS, Apache, Windows, Linux, Visual Basic, PHP,.NET and Java haven't got a clue as to what they want. Don't bother with these guys (unless they happen to be a hosting company and you do happen to be multilingual).
Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism.
So blind war driven patriotism DOIES fot the definition while yours does not. Jingoism does not HAVE to be driven by war but often IS seen during a time of war.
So yet again, you stand corrected. Now get back in line.
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Well I'm willing to bet that their campaign from 2000 (which flopped 100%) caused alot of companies to realize that IIS is not as viable a longterm solution as Apache. That will keep alot of companies from making the switch. That and the agreements with BlowDaddy will eventually blow over; they are paying money for this lip service and that money eventually runs outs (because they are NOT on the payroll). This and the fact their 'facts' are inherently untrue will eventually show itself again.
Many companies made the switch and as a result are now wary of putting their servers on Windows, The only server we have problems with in my company is the exchange server and it continually goes down. The Microsoft vendor I used to work for has their systems continually fail. People may buy their bullshit in droves but ultimately they will find out what most of us in IT already know and as a result, Microsoft will eventually solidify Apache as the standard due to their actions.
When the limited number of people in the bible belt have enough money to continue to lobby politicians and put everyone who agrees with them in the Whitehouse, Senate and Supreme Court, I don't think that's over reacting. Thats called the reality of the Bush Administration.
As for the definition of jingoism, I suggest looking it up. Wouldn't blind war driven patriotism fall under that definition?
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Microsoft is making a BIG push right now to make it 'seem' that they are the viable choice. Negotiatibng with GODADDY and other domain parkers to manipulate statistics is part of their plan; all their salespeople then go out and quote nNetcraft stats to everyone neglecting to state WHY there stats changed and precisely what will happen to those stats when they actually go active.. in other words they will again go onto an Apache server in 4 out of 5 cases.
To coordinate with this, they also have been getting 'help' from another DiDiot claiming Windows servers are more stable than Linux. This is nothing more than an advertising campaign and they are treating it LIKE an advertising campaign. But Microsoft is deliberately manipulating statistics to support their claims when in fact they do not.
Always remember that 90% of idiots believe statistics. The other 10 percent quote them.
Oh kiss my fucking red white and blue ass. You haven't clue one about the hypocrisy you perpetrate. I was in Military Intelligence, my brother is an officer in the Navy with an Office in the Pentagon and my other brother is the head of the Army Reserves in the Midwest. And all of us having served learned one thing... you ARE disposable.
Anyone who believes in freedom and liberty haven't tried to be gay, athiest or of any ethnicity but white. When Virginia Beach passes no cursing laws on their public beaches, how much freedom of speech do you have? When your cops are trained at academys to practice racial profiling, how free are you?
You sir are not only ignorant but a deluysional jingoist.
Ok, point of fact, I used to be a web developer for a Microsoft vendor that had exzclusive contracts with them. As such I was FORCED to use Windows. Side by side comparison of good sys admins on both OS's would show that even Windows 2003 still has issues and that any update forces downtime unlike on Linux. In my current job, it's the Windows servers that crash, get wierd hiccups and viruses.
No, I can assure you that it is 100% factual. This is just another example of gross government spendatures and negligence. This goes right up there with the time that Jimmy Carter attempted to trade rectal thermometers for hostages.
Its a device used to keep from getting pregnant. In the late 80's, there was an IED for OIL program that the UN started with limited success. Since then, the country has had a glut of birth control so much so that inventive terrorists have discovered a way to turn them into cheap and effective weaponry. This is why the military has upped its recruiting of pre-teen girls to combat this menace.
Fastest moving huh? How come Netcraft lists them as taking a DIVE since 2000? Anfd now they make a DEAL with a Hosting service to handle all their 'unused domains'? Thats success?? Even with MS buying paying off a domain hosting service (and having a large number of people dumb them as their service), Apache still shows a higher amount of growth year after year.
In fact in the last two years, Microsoft LOST 5% of the market share (prior to paying off Blow Dady).
So I hate to tell you this but the Microsoft PR department has been feeding you bullshit sandwiches and your teeth are now stained brain. Please take a breath mint and stop eating the dogfood.
Microsoft has never been about services. This is a complete paradigm shift for them. They are saying they are changing but their thinking is remaining the same.
Of course, given their portfolio, it is possible for them to offer more in the long run but it makes their entire arsenal of code meaningless in the short term; they will have to figure out how to transition their portfolio of code into something that is service oriented and then integrate them together in a typical Microsoft fashion WITHOUT being anti-competitive.
They are being watched more closely today than ever, are losing on many fronts (Apache, Firefox, MySQL, Google, etc) and are about to launch a product that will force tons of consumers, businesses and governments to upgrade their hardware as well as their software. Microsoft is backing themselves into a corner and it doesn't look like this 800 lb Gorilla will come out of this inscathed.
I know that my code isn't compliant with XHTML standards and I'm sure I do things which ARE NOT standardized but often help with cross browser issues.
As such, 90% compliance should be achieved by all code. People who code to a non-standard better be ok with Firefox and Safari users bitching all the time.
I myself prefer Firefox so by coding to Firefox, I can pretty much gurantee a high level of compliance and cross browser compatibility.
All in all, I stress cross browser compatibility above w3C compliance. But often the two are the same.
Actually keep in mind that the Clinton administration started this when Microsoft WAS NOT doing lobbying. They were very insistant that they would not settle.
Then Bush got into the chicken coop and Microsoft started lobbying shortly therafter. The justice dept then did a complete switcheroo and settled with just a slap on the wrist.
Now whether the reason was due to a political change or Microsoft change in lobbying, who can say. But regardless, it is obvious in the stance of the justice dept that something caused them to change their tactics and approach in the middle of the battle.
Well maybe this signifies that the Justice Dept now realizes WHY Microsoft was brought before them and that their measures taken thus far have proven futile in getting the company to change their tactics.
In my database administration class, one of the first things they did was talk about bad usage of data and how so many companies that used SSN's as primary keys ended up in hot water as a result.
Nowadays I find insurance companies putting in haphazardly on your cards, HR depts putting it on paystubs and employers asking for it prior to making a job offer.
Hopefully this wil finally drive it into peoples skulls that using a SSN for anything but governmental usage is bad policy and soon... illegal.
Why? What problems does that solve? You still need to buy a whole new computer, and then when you've finally got it set up, replaced all the Windows software you'd bought over the last 10 years, and learned to use a completely unfamiliar OS,
How is this different from Vista? They said they were going to stop making everythinmg backwards compatible and have an agenda to get you to upograde to all new software as well like the new Microsoft Office.
And besides, retailers of systems aren't dumb. They'll bundkle Open Office and other apps that can duplicate the experience. Besides, MAC's are the new consumer darlings right now and have a cool factor that Microsoft lacks... that and Linux is free and stabe. Never underestimate a consumers ability to be cheap.
Well considering the fact that to upgrade to Vista, you are going to have to buy al new hardware (including a new monitor), I think alot of people will choose to either not upgrade or probably switch to another OS like MAC's.
I think Vista may be the biggest change in Microsofts history and perhaps the biggest mistake. OEM's may have to start selling Linux and Mac in order to make their bottomline. Especially since they make most of their money off businesses and government purchases and consumer sales have actually leveled off and droped now that most consumers own PC's.
Since when did our computers become overpriced Xboxes?
I'm sorry but DX10 or not, I won't be upgrading to Vista. In fact, I've been on Win2k til now when I managed to switch over my last app that I needed for Linux... City of Heroes. I play Half-life 2 and most other games through Cedega on my Fedora core 4 box and they run BETTER in most cases!
Honestly, people who buy Vista just for the games are going to chuck out a couple thousand just for an overpriced X-box with DRM and virus collecting agent built in.
Uh huh. Sure. If you believe that in spite of all other evidence, there really is no convincing you. But thats ok cause I don't have to since I'm right.
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I was in this boat a few years ago and saw where the industry was going and prepped myself for the changes.
.NET and Java haven't got a clue as to what they want. Don't bother with these guys (unless they happen to be a hosting company and you do happen to be multilingual).
I specialized in LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP). This skillset will cover the vast majority of jobs on the market. Knowing Photoshop and Flash helps but isn't necessary. You should have OOP running through your veins and understand what MVC is and use it daily. As a web dev, you are also expected to be a sys admin to a certain extent setting up cron jobs, checking security, etc. Also, knowing how to build an e-commerce site, build your own SSH certs and manage public and private keys helps as well.
Basically, you are a sys admin with a specialization in the web.
Focus on this kind of skillset and you will be set.
Also, don't take any job that requires you to know Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Visual Basic; these are red flags that tell me the job won't last a month and that the employer doesn't really want a web dev and isn't sure what they are looking for.
Which brings me to another good point. People who ask you to know IIS, Apache, Windows, Linux, Visual Basic, PHP,
jingoism (jngg-zm) n.
Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism.
So blind war driven patriotism DOIES fot the definition while yours does not. Jingoism does not HAVE to be driven by war but often IS seen during a time of war.
So yet again, you stand corrected. Now get back in line.
Well I'm willing to bet that their campaign from 2000 (which flopped 100%) caused alot of companies to realize that IIS is not as viable a longterm solution as Apache. That will keep alot of companies from making the switch. That and the agreements with BlowDaddy will eventually blow over; they are paying money for this lip service and that money eventually runs outs (because they are NOT on the payroll). This and the fact their 'facts' are inherently untrue will eventually show itself again.
Many companies made the switch and as a result are now wary of putting their servers on Windows, The only server we have problems with in my company is the exchange server and it continually goes down. The Microsoft vendor I used to work for has their systems continually fail. People may buy their bullshit in droves but ultimately they will find out what most of us in IT already know and as a result, Microsoft will eventually solidify Apache as the standard due to their actions.
When the limited number of people in the bible belt have enough money to continue to lobby politicians and put everyone who agrees with them in the Whitehouse, Senate and Supreme Court, I don't think that's over reacting. Thats called the reality of the Bush Administration.
As for the definition of jingoism, I suggest looking it up. Wouldn't blind war driven patriotism fall under that definition?
Microsoft is making a BIG push right now to make it 'seem' that they are the viable choice. Negotiatibng with GODADDY and other domain parkers to manipulate statistics is part of their plan; all their salespeople then go out and quote nNetcraft stats to everyone neglecting to state WHY there stats changed and precisely what will happen to those stats when they actually go active.. in other words they will again go onto an Apache server in 4 out of 5 cases.
To coordinate with this, they also have been getting 'help' from another DiDiot claiming Windows servers are more stable than Linux. This is nothing more than an advertising campaign and they are treating it LIKE an advertising campaign. But Microsoft is deliberately manipulating statistics to support their claims when in fact they do not.
Always remember that 90% of idiots believe statistics. The other 10 percent quote them.
Oh kiss my fucking red white and blue ass. You haven't clue one about the hypocrisy you perpetrate. I was in Military Intelligence, my brother is an officer in the Navy with an Office in the Pentagon and my other brother is the head of the Army Reserves in the Midwest. And all of us having served learned one thing... you ARE disposable.
Anyone who believes in freedom and liberty haven't tried to be gay, athiest or of any ethnicity but white. When Virginia Beach passes no cursing laws on their public beaches, how much freedom of speech do you have? When your cops are trained at academys to practice racial profiling, how free are you?
You sir are not only ignorant but a deluysional jingoist.
Ok, point of fact, I used to be a web developer for a Microsoft vendor that had exzclusive contracts with them. As such I was FORCED to use Windows. Side by side comparison of good sys admins on both OS's would show that even Windows 2003 still has issues and that any update forces downtime unlike on Linux. In my current job, it's the Windows servers that crash, get wierd hiccups and viruses.
I call shenanigans!!
Well duh. Riddle me this: Whose more stupid... The guy who was making the obvious joke or the guy who was too dumb to realize it was a joke?
No, I can assure you that it is 100% factual. This is just another example of gross government spendatures and negligence. This goes right up there with the time that Jimmy Carter attempted to trade rectal thermometers for hostages.
Its a device used to keep from getting pregnant. In the late 80's, there was an IED for OIL program that the UN started with limited success. Since then, the country has had a glut of birth control so much so that inventive terrorists have discovered a way to turn them into cheap and effective weaponry. This is why the military has upped its recruiting of pre-teen girls to combat this menace.
Fastest moving huh? How come Netcraft lists them as taking a DIVE since 2000? Anfd now they make a DEAL with a Hosting service to handle all their 'unused domains'? Thats success?? Even with MS buying paying off a domain hosting service (and having a large number of people dumb them as their service), Apache still shows a higher amount of growth year after year.
In fact in the last two years, Microsoft LOST 5% of the market share (prior to paying off Blow Dady).
So I hate to tell you this but the Microsoft PR department has been feeding you bullshit sandwiches and your teeth are now stained brain. Please take a breath mint and stop eating the dogfood.
Microsoft has never been about services. This is a complete paradigm shift for them. They are saying they are changing but their thinking is remaining the same.
Of course, given their portfolio, it is possible for them to offer more in the long run but it makes their entire arsenal of code meaningless in the short term; they will have to figure out how to transition their portfolio of code into something that is service oriented and then integrate them together in a typical Microsoft fashion WITHOUT being anti-competitive.
They are being watched more closely today than ever, are losing on many fronts (Apache, Firefox, MySQL, Google, etc) and are about to launch a product that will force tons of consumers, businesses and governments to upgrade their hardware as well as their software. Microsoft is backing themselves into a corner and it doesn't look like this 800 lb Gorilla will come out of this inscathed.
I know that my code isn't compliant with XHTML standards and I'm sure I do things which ARE NOT standardized but often help with cross browser issues.
As such, 90% compliance should be achieved by all code. People who code to a non-standard better be ok with Firefox and Safari users bitching all the time.
I myself prefer Firefox so by coding to Firefox, I can pretty much gurantee a high level of compliance and cross browser compatibility.
All in all, I stress cross browser compatibility above w3C compliance. But often the two are the same.
Actually keep in mind that the Clinton administration started this when Microsoft WAS NOT doing lobbying. They were very insistant that they would not settle.
Then Bush got into the chicken coop and Microsoft started lobbying shortly therafter. The justice dept then did a complete switcheroo and settled with just a slap on the wrist.
Now whether the reason was due to a political change or Microsoft change in lobbying, who can say. But regardless, it is obvious in the stance of the justice dept that something caused them to change their tactics and approach in the middle of the battle.
well DUH.
Well maybe this signifies that the Justice Dept now realizes WHY Microsoft was brought before them and that their measures taken thus far have proven futile in getting the company to change their tactics.
In my database administration class, one of the first things they did was talk about bad usage of data and how so many companies that used SSN's as primary keys ended up in hot water as a result.
Nowadays I find insurance companies putting in haphazardly on your cards, HR depts putting it on paystubs and employers asking for it prior to making a job offer.
Hopefully this wil finally drive it into peoples skulls that using a SSN for anything but governmental usage is bad policy and soon... illegal.
Why? What problems does that solve? You still need to buy a whole new computer, and then when you've finally got it set up, replaced all the Windows software you'd bought over the last 10 years, and learned to use a completely unfamiliar OS,
How is this different from Vista? They said they were going to stop making everythinmg backwards compatible and have an agenda to get you to upograde to all new software as well like the new Microsoft Office.
And besides, retailers of systems aren't dumb. They'll bundkle Open Office and other apps that can duplicate the experience. Besides, MAC's are the new consumer darlings right now and have a cool factor that Microsoft lacks... that and Linux is free and stabe. Never underestimate a consumers ability to be cheap.
Wow. You mean these guys are still around? They must have some die hard hang-ons to be able to stay in business this long.
Regardless, I have to get back to playing World of Warcraft on my Fedora box.
Well considering the fact that to upgrade to Vista, you are going to have to buy al new hardware (including a new monitor), I think alot of people will choose to either not upgrade or probably switch to another OS like MAC's.
I think Vista may be the biggest change in Microsofts history and perhaps the biggest mistake. OEM's may have to start selling Linux and Mac in order to make their bottomline. Especially since they make most of their money off businesses and government purchases and consumer sales have actually leveled off and droped now that most consumers own PC's.
Since when did our computers become overpriced Xboxes?
I'm sorry but DX10 or not, I won't be upgrading to Vista. In fact, I've been on Win2k til now when I managed to switch over my last app that I needed for Linux... City of Heroes. I play Half-life 2 and most other games through Cedega on my Fedora core 4 box and they run BETTER in most cases!
Honestly, people who buy Vista just for the games are going to chuck out a couple thousand just for an overpriced X-box with DRM and virus collecting agent built in.
And in other news, Duke Nukem Forever pushes back the release of their Vista version by another year due to these concerns.
If this were true then George Bush should have swept Seattle in the last two elections.
Uh huh. Sure. If you believe that in spite of all other evidence, there really is no convincing you. But thats ok cause I don't have to since I'm right.
Metaphors and analogies are not used in a literal sense; they are used to illustrate a point or principle with similar or familiar structure.
To take them literally or attempt to analyze is to miss the point being made entirely.