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wc_cson Raspberry Pi Opens First High Street Store in Cambridge

I believe they're trying to market to the general public. If Apple stores are good at turning heads from how they are designed, then it makes sense to apply that design to their own store. It's about getting people inside.

wc_cson Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to Windows

I only bought a Mac because I like the experience and unix utilities for programming. I still use Windows when I want to game on PC. Presumably this is the case for a lot of developers?

wc_cson Rave.dj – an artificially intelligent mash-up machine

definitely. bravo.

wc_cson Rave.dj – an artificially intelligent mash-up machine

Little L x Boogie Nights https://rave.dj/G1X1uN36e977Hw

wc_cson Rave.dj – an artificially intelligent mash-up machine

combine harvester intensifies

wc_cson Rails developers should learn React

I'd like to know where he's getting his figures about Rails from. As someone who left a Rails job (no React) fairly recently and has now switched to a React-centric role, while I was job-hunting there didn't seem to be a great demand for developers who knew React and Rails. It's almost like they're suggesting that people from a Django background will be worse off, which I disagree with. Regardless, I do agree that Full-Stack Rails developers should learn React.

wc_cson We asked 15,000 people how they're learning to program

> 58% have earned at least a 4-year college degree.

In the UK (possibly other countries), you can get a Bachelor's degree in 3 years.