I'm pretty sure (being a mac/ubuntu bod mostly but having to support windows at my office) that XP has a Quality of Service service running by default, which limits the amount of network access the computer has "for the greater good of the network". The limit can be quite annoying, and I just tend to remove it. Maybe he should see if it's active (in the network settings, if I remember correct), disable it, and run the test again.
Best titles I've seen on applicant's CVs in the past 8 years are "digi-media wizard" and "e-business champion". Though that was in the late 90's. My business card says I'm "Lead Technologist", whatever that means...
They'll probably just merge things together, like they have with docs and spreadsheets. Speculating about how many beta's they've *not* released, its probably a good thing.
I'm 25, live in the UK, and have been a web programmer for 8 years, with no college tuition. I've just secured my first project management position, with a very decent payrise. I know I'm not the best programmer in the world, and understand that I have a *lot* to learn, but I know I'm good with the tech I use and project planning, and that's helped me secure the next step on my career path long before my other programming friends.
Here's why: I like to refactor, and I like to plan. I've spent many evenings studying what languages I do know (PHP, SQL, JavaScript, XPath, XQuery, XSL) and the systems I use (Linux, Apache, Lighttpd, MySQL, SQLite, XMLDBs). I know their little issues, their niggles, what they're most efficient at, when to use them and why, when to use something else... and I've always enjoyed refactoring my code to as concise a statement as possible.
Most people will be screaming "premature refactoring doesn't work!!!" while reading this, but it works for me. I think this is mainly because I don't spend days and days getting 1 script to work at peak efficiency, but every new script I do I apply what I learnt from the last one, and refactor in my head as I code, and I think that helps immensly when you're trying to learn new things.
For the past 6 years I've worked in jobs where I was the main programmer in a small team, and its been on my shoulders to plan projects from database to design. If you really want to get ahead fast, get into a small team.
Also, try some functional programming. XSL/XQuery is good, Erlang (i've heard) is fun, or some of the others previously mentioned in this thread. If you know OOP, FP will really stretch your braincells! Look at AOP also - JavaScript can be lots of fun when you throw in aspects!
Good point. I remember it was something to do with a loop-hole in one of the laws that some clever sod used to "claim" the moon, and started selling land. Something like 25Euro per acre. Or something.
I read somewhere that there is already a large number of people, who have purchased land on the moon, starting legal proceedings against the american government for just so an occasion.
Is there a global set of laws to rule against such things? How does the whole thing work? From what I understand, a law in the UK doesn't stand in the US, France, or Iraq for that matter. I would suspect it to be true for all countries, and therefore space also.
The guys over at lighttpd.net have released a new opcode cache for php - still in beta (i think), but some might find it useful: http://trac.lighttpd.net/xcache/
XCache is a fast, stable php opcode cacher that has been tested and now running on production server under high load. It support and is tested on all lastest php cvs branches, such as PHP_4_3 PHP_4_4 PHP_5_0 PHP_5_1 PHP_5_2 HEAD(6.x)
Am I the only person who's not been able to find any XML/XSLT support in RoR? I'd like to simply create a valid XML object that I can manipulate, and transform it to the screen - in a similar way to PHP5's XML/XSL functions. Can I find any? Nope.
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I'm pretty sure (being a mac/ubuntu bod mostly but having to support windows at my office) that XP has a Quality of Service service running by default, which limits the amount of network access the computer has "for the greater good of the network". The limit can be quite annoying, and I just tend to remove it. Maybe he should see if it's active (in the network settings, if I remember correct), disable it, and run the test again.
Best titles I've seen on applicant's CVs in the past 8 years are "digi-media wizard" and "e-business champion". Though that was in the late 90's. My business card says I'm "Lead Technologist", whatever that means...
They'll probably just merge things together, like they have with docs and spreadsheets. Speculating about how many beta's they've *not* released, its probably a good thing.
I almost forgot - practice makes perfect, so try the Code Kata.
I'm 25, live in the UK, and have been a web programmer for 8 years, with no college tuition. I've just secured my first project management position, with a very decent payrise. I know I'm not the best programmer in the world, and understand that I have a *lot* to learn, but I know I'm good with the tech I use and project planning, and that's helped me secure the next step on my career path long before my other programming friends. Here's why: I like to refactor, and I like to plan. I've spent many evenings studying what languages I do know (PHP, SQL, JavaScript, XPath, XQuery, XSL) and the systems I use (Linux, Apache, Lighttpd, MySQL, SQLite, XMLDBs). I know their little issues, their niggles, what they're most efficient at, when to use them and why, when to use something else... and I've always enjoyed refactoring my code to as concise a statement as possible. Most people will be screaming "premature refactoring doesn't work!!!" while reading this, but it works for me. I think this is mainly because I don't spend days and days getting 1 script to work at peak efficiency, but every new script I do I apply what I learnt from the last one, and refactor in my head as I code, and I think that helps immensly when you're trying to learn new things. For the past 6 years I've worked in jobs where I was the main programmer in a small team, and its been on my shoulders to plan projects from database to design. If you really want to get ahead fast, get into a small team. Also, try some functional programming. XSL/XQuery is good, Erlang (i've heard) is fun, or some of the others previously mentioned in this thread. If you know OOP, FP will really stretch your braincells! Look at AOP also - JavaScript can be lots of fun when you throw in aspects!
Do you need shoes in space? Don't you just kind-of float about and stuff?
I'm sure Dubbya would still send in the troops...
Good point. I remember it was something to do with a loop-hole in one of the laws that some clever sod used to "claim" the moon, and started selling land. Something like 25Euro per acre. Or something.
I read somewhere that there is already a large number of people, who have purchased land on the moon, starting legal proceedings against the american government for just so an occasion. Is there a global set of laws to rule against such things? How does the whole thing work? From what I understand, a law in the UK doesn't stand in the US, France, or Iraq for that matter. I would suspect it to be true for all countries, and therefore space also.
Don't our rights end where our lefts begin?
Am I the only person who's not been able to find any XML/XSLT support in RoR? I'd like to simply create a valid XML object that I can manipulate, and transform it to the screen - in a similar way to PHP5's XML/XSL functions. Can I find any? Nope.