Sounds like you're contradicting yourself, here. Clarify?
I highly doubt C# is the only language in the UK that is being sought after. There are decades of projects written in Java, C++, C, and others which still need to be maintained for one reason or another. There's no getting around that.
Not a single contradiction at all.
I didn't say c# is "the only language" i said "pretty much the only" while the words are similar the meanings are different.
and yes there are decades of projects written in java, c++, c unfortaunately that avoids 2 issues 1) he wanted web based which almost immediately rules of c++ and c for all but the most hardcore systems which the chances of landing a job in are basically slim to none and 2) java in the uk has never been massive especially for web work. there's a few exceptions to the rules obviously but same rules as above apply chances of getting a job is slim to none.
So from a logical point of view we have to look at the bulk of the advertisements on sites like jobserve and monster for example. Without doing an exact count (so feel free to do that and correct me) and just taking a blind stab in the dark from a 30 second scan of jobs using the keyword "developer" or "software engineer" or "web development" you're looking at.NET (vb/c#/ado(asp.net coverall)) or PHP, with 1-2 ruby jobs I think i saw a python one but can't seem to see it again. There's a hand full of java but not web work more like embedded application development.
With the take of of Sharepoint + Dyanamics both being web based and.NET based there's a massive push from big business for those skills. etc etc. Basically it comes down to do you wish to be employable. If the answer is yes then with stick with PHP or add.NET to you language base to give you best of both worlds as that perfect job pretty much isn't there at the moment (my comments only apply to the UK not else where as it may well be there just outsourced:) )
As for me personally after 15 years working for big industry as a contractor and having been an MCSD etc I said enough was enough, wanted the easy life now I do free lance stuff as/when and work from the luxary of a spare bedroom. Some days I work other days I don't and go fishing instead:) Think of it as quality of life > quantity of work
I've deliberately omitted.NET — I have no desire to do the Microsoft languages.
Poster obviously has no desire to be employed either.
Love it or Hate it C# is pretty much the only langauge in demand by big business these days in the UK unless he's perfectly happy doing small freelance jobs etc which PHP is fine.
Other languages he's mentioned are all pretty much unused apart from in the domain of nerds but certainly not by the majority of the companies recruiting.
Ironically enough I reskilled from C# and other.NET oddities to PHP a few years ago purely out of personal preference.
i pay the tax man with cheque gives me time to get money sent straight off when the return is complete but still gives me 7 days to get money transfered out of savings account into main account.
also all my clients with the exception of only a single one pay by cheque.
Give him a copy of VS with C# as primary language and set him some simple challenges to do.
Perhaps start with something like "make a basic calculator" all of this can be done in the VS GUI without him having to go in depth for all the framework and structs of the project all he'd have to do is create the onclick events to take the 2 inputs and the action fairly simple and yet should be challenging enough to get him interested.
If he can manage that kind of task in something simple like VS then you'll find it'll really get him interested and he'll then start poking around at the more complex stuff.
Alternatively give him EditPlus and tell him to make you a simple signup and login website in something like PHP and MySQL again simple enough but with enough challenge he'll have to look up some stuff and read some docs etc.
Mostly obvious names internal.
Dev1
Dev2 are the 2 primary dev servers
Backup is the backup server
svn is the svn server
test is the live environment test cluster.
Where it gets confusing is in our hosting cluster. The external world sees the cluster as just hosted. but each server also has a 2nd network card linked directly to our internal lan where ssh etc is available internally the servers are names alpha, beta, ceta, delta etc apart from the 2 mysql servers which are called db1 and db2 oh how inventive I am
I'm fairly sure in MIB they showed a galaxy on orions belt (the cat collar) also there's the civilisation in the locker in MIB2 and the humans in the other locker at the very end
just like normal people mice these days all have a scroll wheel in the middle use that instead. if on a laptop just use the arrow keys to scroll up and down theres no heartache.
As a quite avid gamer playing a variety of games especially mmo's and rpg games (both single and online) I find ingame advertising for out of game products to be intrusive and quite offensive as they break the immersion factor of the game for me personally.
Take for one example one of the small scale MMORPG's I used to play the game is set some several hundred years in the future after a couple of nuclear wars. So what do you expect to see on the billboards inside the main cities but Alienware adverts!
Its like wow this game is superb I love the backstory and all the atmosphere then BANG here get reminded that money drives everything and here have a look at an Alienware advert.
Now I don't know about you lot but I'd rather pay like £15 a month for a game subscription than have to put up with ingame ads for out of game products. The only exception I can just about tollerate is things like racing games based on real world tracks and cities where they aim for 100% realism of the environment so that includes all advertising as well.
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Sounds like you're contradicting yourself, here. Clarify? I highly doubt C# is the only language in the UK that is being sought after. There are decades of projects written in Java, C++, C, and others which still need to be maintained for one reason or another. There's no getting around that.
Not a single contradiction at all. I didn't say c# is "the only language" i said "pretty much the only" while the words are similar the meanings are different. and yes there are decades of projects written in java, c++, c unfortaunately that avoids 2 issues 1) he wanted web based which almost immediately rules of c++ and c for all but the most hardcore systems which the chances of landing a job in are basically slim to none and 2) java in the uk has never been massive especially for web work. there's a few exceptions to the rules obviously but same rules as above apply chances of getting a job is slim to none. So from a logical point of view we have to look at the bulk of the advertisements on sites like jobserve and monster for example. Without doing an exact count (so feel free to do that and correct me) and just taking a blind stab in the dark from a 30 second scan of jobs using the keyword "developer" or "software engineer" or "web development" you're looking at .NET (vb/c#/ado(asp.net coverall)) or PHP, with 1-2 ruby jobs I think i saw a python one but can't seem to see it again. There's a hand full of java but not web work more like embedded application development.
With the take of of Sharepoint + Dyanamics both being web based and .NET based there's a massive push from big business for those skills. etc etc. Basically it comes down to do you wish to be employable. If the answer is yes then with stick with PHP or add .NET to you language base to give you best of both worlds as that perfect job pretty much isn't there at the moment (my comments only apply to the UK not else where as it may well be there just outsourced :) )
As for me personally after 15 years working for big industry as a contractor and having been an MCSD etc I said enough was enough, wanted the easy life now I do free lance stuff as/when and work from the luxary of a spare bedroom. Some days I work other days I don't and go fishing instead :) Think of it as quality of life > quantity of work
I've deliberately omitted .NET — I have no desire to do the Microsoft languages.
Poster obviously has no desire to be employed either. Love it or Hate it C# is pretty much the only langauge in demand by big business these days in the UK unless he's perfectly happy doing small freelance jobs etc which PHP is fine. Other languages he's mentioned are all pretty much unused apart from in the domain of nerds but certainly not by the majority of the companies recruiting. Ironically enough I reskilled from C# and other .NET oddities to PHP a few years ago purely out of personal preference.
i pay the tax man with cheque gives me time to get money sent straight off when the return is complete but still gives me 7 days to get money transfered out of savings account into main account. also all my clients with the exception of only a single one pay by cheque.
Give him a copy of VS with C# as primary language and set him some simple challenges to do. Perhaps start with something like "make a basic calculator" all of this can be done in the VS GUI without him having to go in depth for all the framework and structs of the project all he'd have to do is create the onclick events to take the 2 inputs and the action fairly simple and yet should be challenging enough to get him interested. If he can manage that kind of task in something simple like VS then you'll find it'll really get him interested and he'll then start poking around at the more complex stuff. Alternatively give him EditPlus and tell him to make you a simple signup and login website in something like PHP and MySQL again simple enough but with enough challenge he'll have to look up some stuff and read some docs etc.
Mostly obvious names internal. Dev1 Dev2 are the 2 primary dev servers Backup is the backup server svn is the svn server test is the live environment test cluster. Where it gets confusing is in our hosting cluster. The external world sees the cluster as just hosted. but each server also has a 2nd network card linked directly to our internal lan where ssh etc is available internally the servers are names alpha, beta, ceta, delta etc apart from the 2 mysql servers which are called db1 and db2 oh how inventive I am
I'm fairly sure in MIB they showed a galaxy on orions belt (the cat collar) also there's the civilisation in the locker in MIB2 and the humans in the other locker at the very end
just like normal people mice these days all have a scroll wheel in the middle use that instead. if on a laptop just use the arrow keys to scroll up and down theres no heartache.
some video's not the best by a long way but still pretty reasnoable at showing the game off.
Finished Videos:
- Rise of the Legion by Muteki
The first days of Legion in EvE. If you have problems with payback, try to use VLC or mplayer
- Empire Days by Muteki
Legion gets ready and moves to Fountain. Good Bye Empire!
- A New Home by Muteki
Legion returns to Empire. Good Bye Xelas!
Videos in progress:
- Level 4 Fun by Animoy
EvE's equivalent to dungeons.
As a quite avid gamer playing a variety of games especially mmo's and rpg games (both single and online) I find ingame advertising for out of game products to be intrusive and quite offensive as they break the immersion factor of the game for me personally.
Take for one example one of the small scale MMORPG's I used to play the game is set some several hundred years in the future after a couple of nuclear wars. So what do you expect to see on the billboards inside the main cities but Alienware adverts!
Its like wow this game is superb I love the backstory and all the atmosphere then BANG here get reminded that money drives everything and here have a look at an Alienware advert.
Now I don't know about you lot but I'd rather pay like £15 a month for a game subscription than have to put up with ingame ads for out of game products. The only exception I can just about tollerate is things like racing games based on real world tracks and cities where they aim for 100% realism of the environment so that includes all advertising as well.