I'm with you there.
Everything seems so big and lollipop-ish. Since learning about enlightenment DR17 I always wanted to use it. But it's been in development for too long.
I gave up hope on e17 and moved to XFCE.
... as I can have them installed side-by-side. Perhaps make the executable python3 or something to use different shebang lines (#!/usr/bin/python and #!/usr/bin/python3). If I recall correctly most OS's use a symlink python to the version anyway.
Would make the transition easier for everybody. My OS of choice (Gentoo) uses Python as the distribution method.
But I've written a Media Center for use on my TV with PHP/PHP-GTK.
Originally it was just a small project to get through a week of stagnated work. It's actually pretty hacked together but is separated into a client/server setup for use of a single backend and multiple frontends.
Eventually I plan to port it to C/C++... but for now it seems to be working fine.
The implementing of quite a few new features from 5.1 as well as 5.2. Apparently you did NOT look, as you would have noticed there were some syntax changes as well as many new features implemented and are included by default.
Just shut up and read the change logs from the initial 5.0 launch that was years old. Read every change in all subsequent versions and maybe you will understand what I am talking about.
There wasn't anything that broke my code, however there have been a lot of enhancements (such as the changes in Datetime - in the upgrade guide link) which really speed up development. More extensions and improvements.. most of which involve OOP stuff.
I don't quite see the contradiction there, perhaps it was the way I worded it? What I meant to get across was that PHP 5.2 is the current stable branch and that there are some hosts out there that are still strictly only PHP4... despite some of the security issues.
You know, there's quite a lot besides PHP and C/C++. Not all of it makes you handle your own memory -- but you absolutely should have that experience of having to do that, so that you understand what's going on behind the scenes (why not to slurp the whole file, etc).
T'was just an example... I've dabbled with other languages as well (Python/PyGTK, TCL & TK, etc.) I just feel that C/C++ is a good route to go and am putting a lot more work into learning it because it allows a lot of control and fine-tuning in the event that I need it (yes, I know ASM is better, but also a steeper learning curve.)
// you may also use like so: list($item1, $item2) = foo();
?>
This is usually pretty useful (in web design anyway) for configuration... as it is read only. If you need write, then what was the point of putting it in a function?
But with the released of version 5, PHP introduced a robust object model, and made it easier for its proponents to create well-architected Web sites and applications.
... PHP 5 was released ~2.5 years ago. It MUST be noted that there were some significant changes in the 5.2.x branch. I don't see any mention of PHP 5.2 in this review. This book is already dated.
I do web development & design for a living. I use PHP because it is what I got into and I have not yet had the time and/or drive to really try anything else. PHP is so available and that is its real strength. It's biggest problem is those lazy folks who are still running 4.2.x or some branch that is or is to be discontinued very soon here. As well there are some known exploits and issues in the older branches.
I love the rapid-ness of PHP though. At present I even use PHP-GTK2 to prototype all of my idea's while I learn new languages. That is, I'll make a rough draft in PHP-GTK and then try to do the same in C/C++... which is much more painstaking for someone who has used web development for so long. But I am slowly un-learning my habits to depend on magic to handle memory for me, etc.
Yup. Just my random bablings.. I am sure there was a reason I started writing this comment.
That's why I use Gentoo.
Yes. Compiling on older hardware sucks (I'm on an Athlon XP 2500+) but it shouldn't take any more than a day at most on this processor.
I had it installed and running in an afternoon on my girlfriends Mac mini.
Who and under what grounds could sue me / Linux ZFS users?
Short answer: nobody and nothing.
Long answer: The biggest issue (to my understanding) is that it will not be included in the official kernel. Google sponsored it to be included in FUSE to cover their butts because I suppose they just didn't want to get involved in the issues. I don't see why it couldn't be released as a patchset that someone would have to patch and install manually, at the very least.
But then again, this is my view and understanding of it. Although I may be wrong, I don't really care... I just want ZFS (without moving from Linux):-(
Yes, people need to stop complaining that it doesn't conform to their ideas and values and it's "different".
I don't know how many times it has to be reiterated: use the tool that suits your needs.
To the author of the article, live and let live. If you enjoy Rails, use it. If you want to experiment with other languages, go for it! Nobody is going to cast you out because you crave knowledge.
I use what I feel comfortable. I build do web design & development for a living. I feel comfortable in PHP as I can start from 0bytes to a full project with all of the problem solving logics coming from my own brain in PHP. I certainly don't rule other languages out, but I certainly am not as strong in them as in PHP.
No... I don't remember the point of this post. If you can figure it out, would you let me know?
I'm not quite sure what is wrong with this. Yes, it tracks what you do. A good majority of websites also do that, and who knows what they are doing with the data? Every time you browse PornoTube, you are being followed... watch out!
*Snore* Call me when they start tracking my credit card purchases -- Oh, wait!
I agree with you here. It is entirely about what you have a personal interest in. At a young age (10 or 11) I really got into the internet and web design. While I have built some completely useless websites in the past, they taught me things and allowed me to move on into new things.
I started off with HTML and eventually got into "DHTML" and CSS. After realizing there were browsers other than IE, I learned more and have nearly perfected my HTML skills. And as time goes on, I got into Perl/PHP. By getting into these languages, I moved into learning more and more about open source. At the age of 15 I saves my pennies and built my own computer to use. I managed to get SuSE 9.XX installed and was hooked on Linux and Open Source Software.
When I was 16 I moved out of my mothers home and into a basement suite across town. I've been living on my own working the usual retail jobs and building websites on the side.
Over a year ago I got my first big break working for a small Advertising firm doing graphic design making pretty good money ($11/hour in comparison to the $6.65 I was making in retail). I am now 19 years of age, making a net salary of $36,000/year. Which, around here and at my age, is pretty freaking good. I now manage all of the advertising for my city, the next city over and the surrounding towns and communities. I run around 50 LCD advertising "Viewers" in my area.
I still do web design and development on freelance terms. There have been talks between my boss and myself about buying out my web design skills as well and paying me a fair deal more.
If this business were to, for some odd reason, go down the drain I have the ability to go off somewhere else (perhaps even still in my province) and find a job making nearly as much as I am now... I will suck starting at the bottom again, but I have gained a lot of "real life" skills in working for this company. I only have my high school education. If this "buyout" of my web design skills goes through, the company will send me off to become certified in X/HTML and PHP.
So, if this post doesn't get overlooked and modded down, my advice to kramed8 is to recommend him to start somewhere. DO NOT ever expect to be paid a fortune for starting somewhere. You have to work your way up and you have to be willing to work for it. YES, education is important, but look at the general majority of the population that still works in retail at the age of 40 living pay-check to pay-check... Most of them didn't finish high school.
I have often thought of such a system. A rough idea of what I had thought:
I feel it should work something like this: User signs up and assign retrieves a username and a password to sign into the service. While the user browses they can sign up at a website that supports the SSS (single sign-on service) (preferably through a 1-click system). The username and (randomly generated) password would be sent back to the SSS and stored on the users account. The user should be able to control specifically which bits of information he/she wants to make available to the sites utilizing the service.
This works both ways, however... The user has a control panel, in which they can sign up for websites registered with the SSS right in their control panel. It should even allow auto-login for the websites (if implemented properly, this should be the way it works) as well as the ability to sign out of specific sites (or all sites) at any given time in their control panel. As well as the ability to close their accounts. Users should be able to comment on and report malicious sites.
As a compatibility measure,I think it should be able to log you in and out of websites via independently designed "modules" for sites that have not yet signed up for the service and are not natively compatible. Essentially the module would consist of information on where the login information is to be sent to, and what form elements are in it, where the logout page is, if there is a confirmation, etc...
As you can tell, I had put a lot of thought into this... I even have a lot of the inner workings (both client and server) worked out in my head. I have OCD and have a tendency to go off on tangents and think things way too thoroughly.
So you usually do your web development under gentoo?
Sure do.
What editor you prefer? My main wants / needs are syntax higlighting for ASP and PHP dynamic pages (so HTML as well).
At present I use gPHPEdit. It appears to be unmaintained as of July, 2006. I've considered picking up the code and cleaning it up as best as I could and fixing any of the issues I have found with it, but my C sucks (hence why I do web development).
I've been looking around for a new editor and haven't found anything that suits me yet. gPHPEdit is the closest thus far. Maybe when PHP-GTK2 stabilizes a bit more I will write an editor with it using Scintilla, but I suppose we'll see.
Do you do any dynamic development using SQL? If so what software would you recommend for connecting to database servers directly (like Connection Mangler for SQL-Server)? Currently I use Navicat but this seems unreliabel under linux as it it just the windows version and an embedded copy of wine.
Usually just ssh into the box and used the provided CLI tools... if not I use phpMyAdmin due to the growing use of MySQL amongst almost every host out there... I run my own co-lo'd private server for most of my clients... but some of them are fussy and don't want to move. I usually explain to them that updates and everything will be a lot quicker and more streamlined, less issues, etc. etc. if they went with my server. It's not as though I charge a fortune for it ($100/year with domain -- clients only, domain not included for hosting non-webdesign-clients).
My (mini-)framework uses Object Relational Mapping so I don't deal with SQL as much anymore... only for the initial setup or if I am hacking a script together really quick and don't need a framework... in which case I use SQLite.
Today is my first time not using my own laptop (left it at home in my morning rush).
On my own laptop, I run a tasty install of Gentoo Linux.
Today I am using the work-place provided laptop... Win Vista Home Basic (yuck. Trying to build websites outside of a familiar environment is a pain in the ass.
Just curious here... I am (very slightly) far sighted.
It is incredibly difficult and hurts the eyes to try and focus on anything of about 4 inches away... would this still work for someone like me? Or am I out of luck?
and it went something like this: *situation: out for coffee with some friends: Patrick and Ken* <Ken> So how are things with Sara? <Me> Good. Money is a little tight... but there's nothing new about that. <Patrick> Yeah, well, it would help if she would actually use her schooling instead of working in customer service, instead of, you know, electrical wiring like she went to school for. <Me> *smacks Patrick upside the head* shut the hell up.
<real-life> Me: *mumble mumble; roll over* Sara: Are you awake? Me: *smack* shut the hell up. Sara: *punch to the side of the head* Me: What the hell was that for!? Sara: You smacked me! Me: No, I smacked Patrick! I was defending you. Sara: Right... and I'm a floating unicorn. </real-life>
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I'm with you there.
Everything seems so big and lollipop-ish. Since learning about enlightenment DR17 I always wanted to use it. But it's been in development for too long.
I gave up hope on e17 and moved to XFCE.
... as I can have them installed side-by-side. Perhaps make the executable python3 or something to use different shebang lines (#!/usr/bin/python and #!/usr/bin/python3). If I recall correctly most OS's use a symlink python to the version anyway.
Would make the transition easier for everybody. My OS of choice (Gentoo) uses Python as the distribution method.
That would be: 7/25 :-)
No idea, but I suspect someone hacked into Tom's profile (as he was added to everyone's friend list by default - I think)
.. or they left the directory public-facing or something retarded.
I have no idea how or what it was... but these are what I suspect.
But I've written a Media Center for use on my TV with PHP/PHP-GTK.
Originally it was just a small project to get through a week of stagnated work. It's actually pretty hacked together but is separated into a client/server setup for use of a single backend and multiple frontends.
Eventually I plan to port it to C/C++... but for now it seems to be working fine.
The implementing of quite a few new features from 5.1 as well as 5.2. Apparently you did NOT look, as you would have noticed there were some syntax changes as well as many new features implemented and are included by default.
Just shut up and read the change logs from the initial 5.0 launch that was years old. Read every change in all subsequent versions and maybe you will understand what I am talking about.
There wasn't anything that broke my code, however there have been a lot of enhancements (such as the changes in Datetime - in the upgrade guide link) which really speed up development. More extensions and improvements.. most of which involve OOP stuff.
Announcement: http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_0.php
Change Log: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.0p
Upgrade Guide: http://www.php.net/UPDATE_5_2.txt
$get =! chr(7)
:-)
should have been:
$get != chr(7)
I do web development & design for a living. I use PHP because it is what I got into and I have not yet had the time and/or drive to really try anything else. PHP is so available and that is its real strength. It's biggest problem is those lazy folks who are still running 4.2.x or some branch that is or is to be discontinued very soon here. As well there are some known exploits and issues in the older branches.
I love the rapid-ness of PHP though. At present I even use PHP-GTK2 to prototype all of my idea's while I learn new languages. That is, I'll make a rough draft in PHP-GTK and then try to do the same in C/C++... which is much more painstaking for someone who has used web development for so long. But I am slowly un-learning my habits to depend on magic to handle memory for me, etc.
Yup. Just my random bablings.. I am sure there was a reason I started writing this comment.
He he... that was the first thing I thought of when reading this.
That's why I use Gentoo.
Yes. Compiling on older hardware sucks (I'm on an Athlon XP 2500+) but it shouldn't take any more than a day at most on this processor.
I had it installed and running in an afternoon on my girlfriends Mac mini.
Long answer: The biggest issue (to my understanding) is that it will not be included in the official kernel. Google sponsored it to be included in FUSE to cover their butts because I suppose they just didn't want to get involved in the issues. I don't see why it couldn't be released as a patchset that someone would have to patch and install manually, at the very least.
But then again, this is my view and understanding of it. Although I may be wrong, I don't really care... I just want ZFS (without moving from Linux)
Yes, people need to stop complaining that it doesn't conform to their ideas and values and it's "different".
I don't know how many times it has to be reiterated: use the tool that suits your needs.
To the author of the article, live and let live. If you enjoy Rails, use it. If you want to experiment with other languages, go for it! Nobody is going to cast you out because you crave knowledge.
I use what I feel comfortable. I build do web design & development for a living. I feel comfortable in PHP as I can start from 0bytes to a full project with all of the problem solving logics coming from my own brain in PHP. I certainly don't rule other languages out, but I certainly am not as strong in them as in PHP.
No... I don't remember the point of this post. If you can figure it out, would you let me know?
I'm not quite sure what is wrong with this. Yes, it tracks what you do. A good majority of websites also do that, and who knows what they are doing with the data? Every time you browse PornoTube, you are being followed... watch out!
*Snore* Call me when they start tracking my credit card purchases -- Oh, wait!
I agree with you here. It is entirely about what you have a personal interest in. At a young age (10 or 11) I really got into the internet and web design. While I have built some completely useless websites in the past, they taught me things and allowed me to move on into new things.
I started off with HTML and eventually got into "DHTML" and CSS. After realizing there were browsers other than IE, I learned more and have nearly perfected my HTML skills. And as time goes on, I got into Perl/PHP. By getting into these languages, I moved into learning more and more about open source. At the age of 15 I saves my pennies and built my own computer to use. I managed to get SuSE 9.XX installed and was hooked on Linux and Open Source Software.
When I was 16 I moved out of my mothers home and into a basement suite across town. I've been living on my own working the usual retail jobs and building websites on the side.
Over a year ago I got my first big break working for a small Advertising firm doing graphic design making pretty good money ($11/hour in comparison to the $6.65 I was making in retail). I am now 19 years of age, making a net salary of $36,000/year. Which, around here and at my age, is pretty freaking good. I now manage all of the advertising for my city, the next city over and the surrounding towns and communities. I run around 50 LCD advertising "Viewers" in my area.
I still do web design and development on freelance terms. There have been talks between my boss and myself about buying out my web design skills as well and paying me a fair deal more.
If this business were to, for some odd reason, go down the drain I have the ability to go off somewhere else (perhaps even still in my province) and find a job making nearly as much as I am now... I will suck starting at the bottom again, but I have gained a lot of "real life" skills in working for this company. I only have my high school education. If this "buyout" of my web design skills goes through, the company will send me off to become certified in X/HTML and PHP.
So, if this post doesn't get overlooked and modded down, my advice to kramed8 is to recommend him to start somewhere. DO NOT ever expect to be paid a fortune for starting somewhere. You have to work your way up and you have to be willing to work for it. YES, education is important, but look at the general majority of the population that still works in retail at the age of 40 living pay-check to pay-check... Most of them didn't finish high school.
I have often thought of such a system. A rough idea of what I had thought:
I feel it should work something like this: User signs up and assign retrieves a username and a password to sign into the service. While the user browses they can sign up at a website that supports the SSS (single sign-on service) (preferably through a 1-click system). The username and (randomly generated) password would be sent back to the SSS and stored on the users account. The user should be able to control specifically which bits of information he/she wants to make available to the sites utilizing the service.
This works both ways, however... The user has a control panel, in which they can sign up for websites registered with the SSS right in their control panel. It should even allow auto-login for the websites (if implemented properly, this should be the way it works) as well as the ability to sign out of specific sites (or all sites) at any given time in their control panel. As well as the ability to close their accounts. Users should be able to comment on and report malicious sites.
As a compatibility measure,I think it should be able to log you in and out of websites via independently designed "modules" for sites that have not yet signed up for the service and are not natively compatible. Essentially the module would consist of information on where the login information is to be sent to, and what form elements are in it, where the logout page is, if there is a confirmation, etc...
As you can tell, I had put a lot of thought into this... I even have a lot of the inner workings (both client and server) worked out in my head. I have OCD and have a tendency to go off on tangents and think things way too thoroughly.
I've been looking around for a new editor and haven't found anything that suits me yet. gPHPEdit is the closest thus far. Maybe when PHP-GTK2 stabilizes a bit more I will write an editor with it using Scintilla, but I suppose we'll see. Usually just ssh into the box and used the provided CLI tools... if not I use phpMyAdmin due to the growing use of MySQL amongst almost every host out there... I run my own co-lo'd private server for most of my clients... but some of them are fussy and don't want to move. I usually explain to them that updates and everything will be a lot quicker and more streamlined, less issues, etc. etc. if they went with my server. It's not as though I charge a fortune for it ($100/year with domain -- clients only, domain not included for hosting non-webdesign-clients).
My (mini-)framework uses Object Relational Mapping so I don't deal with SQL as much anymore... only for the initial setup or if I am hacking a script together really quick and don't need a framework... in which case I use SQLite.
Funny you should say that.
Today is my first time not using my own laptop (left it at home in my morning rush).
On my own laptop, I run a tasty install of Gentoo Linux.
Today I am using the work-place provided laptop... Win Vista Home Basic (yuck. Trying to build websites outside of a familiar environment is a pain in the ass.
Just curious here... I am (very slightly) far sighted.
It is incredibly difficult and hurts the eyes to try and focus on anything of about 4 inches away... would this still work for someone like me? Or am I out of luck?
and it went something like this:
*situation: out for coffee with some friends: Patrick and Ken*
<Ken> So how are things with Sara?
<Me> Good. Money is a little tight... but there's nothing new about that.
<Patrick> Yeah, well, it would help if she would actually use her schooling instead of working in customer service, instead of, you know, electrical wiring like she went to school for.
<Me> *smacks Patrick upside the head* shut the hell up.
<real-life>
Me: *mumble mumble; roll over*
Sara: Are you awake?
Me: *smack* shut the hell up.
Sara: *punch to the side of the head*
Me: What the hell was that for!?
Sara: You smacked me!
Me: No, I smacked Patrick! I was defending you.
Sara: Right... and I'm a floating unicorn.
</real-life>