I used to do a lot of Perl development but now-a-days I am doing heavy JavaScript work. My advice for someone starting out is that, initially, avoid libraries like jQuery until you get a good understanding of core JavaScript functionality. As a for instance, learn about how JavaScript prototype inheritance works (not the Prototype library, but the property). Also learn about closures as they are very powerful when used correctly. The following is a good article about the inheritance in JavaScript:
Chrome, Firefox, and even IE8/IE9 now have a JavaScript console that you can log to, this makes debugging worlds easier than it used to be back in the old days. Also, Firebug in Firefox and the built in debugging tools in Chrome/Safari/Webkit are very nice debugging tools that can be used to easily step through code and see what is going on.
Once you get used to debugging and some of the advanced features of JavaScript, then I would recommend starting to get familiar with a library such as jQuery or Dojo. If you know what the core of JavaScript does well, then you will know when to leverage a library method or a native method (because sometimes doing things the native way is faster). If you start doing jQuery, I would suggest reading an article about how to write it cleanly. jQuery is a nice library, but in the wrong hands can make for some very ugly code.
I used to really dislike JavaScript, but now that I have gotten to know the language well, it really is a nice little scripting language. I sometimes feel it gets a bad wrap.
There will always be rich people and always be poor people. It is human nature, some people seek money, fame, and power. Those people will inevitably work harder and have a good chance of reaching their goals (some systems make this harder than others, but it is always a possibility). For the ambitious a power grab is even easier when you factor in a lot of people don't like to make tough decisions or simply aren't confident in themselves, so they would rather give that power to someone else whom they can blame later.
The only way you could ever change this is to fundamentally change human nature so that everyone has equal work ethics and attitude towards life. This simply won't happen. There will always be lazy people, dishonest people, greedy people, hard workers, and, well, jerks.
I like my job, I work hard at it, so I get paid well. I don't see what is so horrible about a system that allows me to pursue my career and get paid well for it. If that makes me a "capitalist pig", then so be it:-)
I do feel there shouldn't be corporate bail-outs and the way Foxconn treats their employees is horrible, but that cannot be laid solely at the feet of capitalism. After all, capitalism is an economic system and can be coupled with many different political systems, some political systems combined with capitalism can be a very bad combination.
I have been using Ubuntu 11.04 with Unity since the Alpha releases. At first I thought I was going to hate it, but I gave it a few days and found I really like it. Some of the defaults are a little bit odd, but most things are easy to change through gconf-editor (and I have tweaked a lot of things to my liking).
I believe that part of the idea behind Unity is an interface that works equally well on a tablet, or laptop/desktop. Anyway, I don't have a problem with Ubuntu trying new things. If Gnome2 is dropped and enough people still want it, I am sure some variant of Ubuntu that supports that will spring up.
A number of people are complaining about the fact that Unity is buggy. I think when it comes to Ubuntu, if you want great stability, it is best to stick with a LTS version, those always seem to be more polished releases.
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I tried KDE when I upgraded to SuSE 9.1. I was simply awful. Why does KDE have to create their own copy of everything?
Why would I want to use Konqueror when Mozilla is the most successful Open Source web browser there is, people talk about being able to customize KDE, I saw no way to switch my default web browser to Mozilla or Firefox.
By default KDE uses KOffice, why would I want to use KOffice when there is already a successful office suite, Open Office, guess what, I can get Open Office for both my Windows and my Linux box, (same with Mozilla). I find that to be a huge advantage because a lot of my friends/family use Windows. I saw no way to switch my office applications to Open Office from KOffce in KDE.
As a web developer it is difficult enough to create web sites that feel/work/look the same on IE, Mozilla, and Opera. Now there is Safari, Konqueror, etc. Do we really need fifty different web browsers out there?
I think both KDE and Gnome have bloat, no doubt, but KDE was painfully slow, and all of the annoying sound effects got on my nerves. If I wasn't forced to use KOffice, Kmail, Konqueror etc. I would be willing to give KDE more of a chance, but for now I will stick with Gnome, though it's bloated I can at least use Firefox, Open Office etc. with little to no trouble.
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All developers have put crude comments in their code at some point, besides, maybe the Linux Kernel has a thing for big boobs.
I used to do a lot of Perl development but now-a-days I am doing heavy JavaScript work. My advice for someone starting out is that, initially, avoid libraries like jQuery until you get a good understanding of core JavaScript functionality. As a for instance, learn about how JavaScript prototype inheritance works (not the Prototype library, but the property). Also learn about closures as they are very powerful when used correctly. The following is a good article about the inheritance in JavaScript:
http://phrogz.net/js/c lasses/OOPinJS2.html
Chrome, Firefox, and even IE8/IE9 now have a JavaScript console that you can log to, this makes debugging worlds easier than it used to be back in the old days. Also, Firebug in Firefox and the built in debugging tools in Chrome/Safari/Webkit are very nice debugging tools that can be used to easily step through code and see what is going on.
Once you get used to debugging and some of the advanced features of JavaScript, then I would recommend starting to get familiar with a library such as jQuery or Dojo. If you know what the core of JavaScript does well, then you will know when to leverage a library method or a native method (because sometimes doing things the native way is faster). If you start doing jQuery, I would suggest reading an article about how to write it cleanly. jQuery is a nice library, but in the wrong hands can make for some very ugly code.
I used to really dislike JavaScript, but now that I have gotten to know the language well, it really is a nice little scripting language. I sometimes feel it gets a bad wrap.
There will always be rich people and always be poor people. It is human nature, some people seek money, fame, and power. Those people will inevitably work harder and have a good chance of reaching their goals (some systems make this harder than others, but it is always a possibility). For the ambitious a power grab is even easier when you factor in a lot of people don't like to make tough decisions or simply aren't confident in themselves, so they would rather give that power to someone else whom they can blame later.
The only way you could ever change this is to fundamentally change human nature so that everyone has equal work ethics and attitude towards life. This simply won't happen. There will always be lazy people, dishonest people, greedy people, hard workers, and, well, jerks.
I like my job, I work hard at it, so I get paid well. I don't see what is so horrible about a system that allows me to pursue my career and get paid well for it. If that makes me a "capitalist pig", then so be it :-)
I do feel there shouldn't be corporate bail-outs and the way Foxconn treats their employees is horrible, but that cannot be laid solely at the feet of capitalism. After all, capitalism is an economic system and can be coupled with many different political systems, some political systems combined with capitalism can be a very bad combination.
I have been using Ubuntu 11.04 with Unity since the Alpha releases. At first I thought I was going to hate it, but I gave it a few days and found I really like it. Some of the defaults are a little bit odd, but most things are easy to change through gconf-editor (and I have tweaked a lot of things to my liking).
I believe that part of the idea behind Unity is an interface that works equally well on a tablet, or laptop/desktop. Anyway, I don't have a problem with Ubuntu trying new things. If Gnome2 is dropped and enough people still want it, I am sure some variant of Ubuntu that supports that will spring up.
A number of people are complaining about the fact that Unity is buggy. I think when it comes to Ubuntu, if you want great stability, it is best to stick with a LTS version, those always seem to be more polished releases.
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I tried KDE when I upgraded to SuSE 9.1. I was simply awful. Why does KDE have to create their own copy of everything? Why would I want to use Konqueror when Mozilla is the most successful Open Source web browser there is, people talk about being able to customize KDE, I saw no way to switch my default web browser to Mozilla or Firefox. By default KDE uses KOffice, why would I want to use KOffice when there is already a successful office suite, Open Office, guess what, I can get Open Office for both my Windows and my Linux box, (same with Mozilla). I find that to be a huge advantage because a lot of my friends/family use Windows. I saw no way to switch my office applications to Open Office from KOffce in KDE. As a web developer it is difficult enough to create web sites that feel/work/look the same on IE, Mozilla, and Opera. Now there is Safari, Konqueror, etc. Do we really need fifty different web browsers out there? I think both KDE and Gnome have bloat, no doubt, but KDE was painfully slow, and all of the annoying sound effects got on my nerves. If I wasn't forced to use KOffice, Kmail, Konqueror etc. I would be willing to give KDE more of a chance, but for now I will stick with Gnome, though it's bloated I can at least use Firefox, Open Office etc. with little to no trouble.