You've been "on Linux" for three months, and already "writing apps"? Yeah, I'm sure your stuff is just great.I think it takes a good 2 1/2 - 3 years to become really proficient in a language, and I think the author's advice is pretty sound.Naysayers, raise your hand if you're actually a self-employed developer......Yeah, that's what I thought.;-)-j
Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs?Ted: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video.Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute... Abs.Ted: Right. Yes. OK, alright. I see where you're going.Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?Ted: I would go for the 7.Hitchhiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.Ted: You guarantee it? That's - how do you do that?Hitchhiker: If you're not happy with the first 7 minutes, we're gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's from "A" to "B".Ted: That's right. That's - that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble, huh?Hitchhiker convulses**tchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.Ted: That - good point.Hitchhiker: 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office.Ted: Why?Hitchhiker: 'Cause you're f**kin' fired!
"Or you can just go to college." - mancatCollege has nothing to do with it. When you buy software from a company, do you care how much education or experience their developers have? No, you could care less. All you care is that the app works and works well.Now the real question is when do you start counting days? At the moment of writing this; Its been 8863.5 days since I was born.
karlsageDec 27, 2005
I can't do this, i onl have 1067 days to get the project in on time X(
meteorsDec 27, 2005
You've been "on Linux" for three months, and already "writing apps"? Yeah, I'm sure your stuff is just great.I think it takes a good 2 1/2 - 3 years to become really proficient in a language, and I think the author's advice is pretty sound.Naysayers, raise your hand if you're actually a self-employed developer......Yeah, that's what I thought.;-)-j
fanboy00Dec 27, 2005
3 years is too long, i want to be a independent Programmer in 24 hours, no digg.
g30phDec 27, 2005
Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs?Ted: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video.Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute... Abs.Ted: Right. Yes. OK, alright. I see where you're going.Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?Ted: I would go for the 7.Hitchhiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.Ted: You guarantee it? That's - how do you do that?Hitchhiker: If you're not happy with the first 7 minutes, we're gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's from "A" to "B".Ted: That's right. That's - that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble, huh?Hitchhiker convulses**tchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.Ted: That - good point.Hitchhiker: 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office.Ted: Why?Hitchhiker: 'Cause you're f**kin' fired!
crpietschmannDec 27, 2005
"Or you can just go to college." - mancatCollege has nothing to do with it. When you buy software from a company, do you care how much education or experience their developers have? No, you could care less. All you care is that the app works and works well.Now the real question is when do you start counting days? At the moment of writing this; Its been 8863.5 days since I was born.
glitchbitDec 27, 2005
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ceekayDec 28, 2005
While you're at it, read "The True Story of Audion" (which Gus mentions and links to). Another interesting, humorous look at the life of a shareware dev, this one from the angle of having a good shareware mp3 player then iTunes being released (ouch!)<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/technology/The_True_Story_of_Audion">http://digg.com/technology/The_True_Story_of_Audion</a>