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My topcolor is #FFD166
I like that it's more lightweight and flexible than Django, but there appear to be some tradeoffs as well. Has anyone successfully migrated a project from Django to Flask? Are you happy with your decision? What things do you like/dislike about it compared to Django?
They should have taken their time and gotten it right. You only get one chance to make a first impression.
This is a gamble worth taking for Amazon - they have a ton to gain by undercutting the price of the Nook Color (not to mention the iPad and countless Android imitators).
And it's precisely because the SEC read the fine print that Groupon continues to have issues surrounding its IPO. It's their job to read the fine print.
I guess my point is that there is a market for stuff like this.
When I started out, though, I had a clear vision of what it was I wanted to do, bought a book, and started hacking away. I learned best by jumping in head first with the hard stuff, but I realize a lot of people learn differently than I do. I would say that if you find the Codecademy courses too easy or boring, you should try my approach instead.
As far as what to learn...it kind of depends on what you're trying to build. Back when I was teaching myself, I was using PHP and MySQL, but the world appears to have mostly moved on from the LAMP stack of yesteryear. I'm partial to Python these days, but I've always enjoyed Java as well. Javascript has blown up in a huge way in the past couple of years and platforms like Node.js have only made it that much more practical. If I were to start learning web development today, Javascript is probably where I would start.
/Facepalm
It's easy for any of us to say we're a talent - it's how you show that you're a talent that will make you attractive to an employer (not only just Google).
At least you know they're looking at your application - I graduated with a political science degree in December and have been sending steady streams of applications for months with nary a peep from Google recruiting.
The author seems to think that Microsoft is some sort of threat to Google. The last time I checked, Microsoft was only a threat to Microsoft. Both Apple AND Google have made it abundantly clear that their futures lie in the cloud. Google has no use for "fat" client software - their vision establishes the cloud as a file system and the web as a shell.
While I agree that Ubuntu could certainly benefit from a large cash infusion from a benefactor like Google, it provides very little value for Google's long-term strategy.
I listen to a lot of music that isn't on iTunes or Rhapsody or <insert service here>. Having the ability to access a more complete library of what I actually want to listen to presents a huge value to me. Hence my willingness to pay for a locker over a streaming service.
But believe me, I know not everyone is as picky as I am.
Spotify was a great idea before the emergence of music lockers - if I wanted access to music on the go, I could use a streaming service. But now that I can use a locker service to stream my own music library, I'm far less likely to pay for a Spotify subscription.
Case in point - I would have instantly sprung for a Spotify subscription two or three years ago had it been available in the States, but now that I'm using Google Music (albeit for free for now), there is no incentive for me to switch to Spotify as anything more than a semi-casual user.
My New Years resolution for this year was to read two books a month. I just finished reading "In the Plex" by Steven Levy and I'm starting Stephen Hawking's "A Briefer History of Time." It should take me no time to blow through the latter, so I'm looking for suggestions as for what to read next.
Enough examples to get you on your way to building something interesting. I did have to refer to Google's docs when trying to use newer features or to get a more technical grasp on what certain things did.