__/ [ M ] on Friday 02 June 2006 08:39 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> __/ [ M ] on Thursday 01 June 2006 22:40 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> __/ [ DFS ] on Thursday 01 June 2006 17:42 \__
>>>>
>>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>>> __/ [ DFS ] on Thursday 01 June 2006 13:46 \__
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ^^^^^
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 01 June 2006 11:09 \__
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There's a fear factor around amongst the MCSE folks that the
>>>>>>>>> improved reliability and security of Linux means that many of them
>>>>>>>>> will lose their jobs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Where's some evidence of this claim?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> See carets.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not a sysadmin or MCSE. I'm a database application developer who
>>>>> uses mostly MS Access and VB, on Oracle and SQL Server repositories.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have *less than negligible* fear that Linux/OSS will affect my job
>>>>> prospects. Web technologies like Ajax and PHP are [potentially] much
>>>>> more
>>>>> disruptive. For the time being, developers using those technologies
>>>>> cannot (C-A-N-N-O-T) deliver the quality, feature-rich and
>>>>> cost-effective solutions I provide.
>>>>
>>>> I beg to differ, I'm afraid:
>>>>
>>>> http://schestowitz.com/Datebook/calendar/ (installed yesterday)
>>>>
>>>> http://schestowitz.com/Spam
>>>>
>>>> http://www.schestowitz.com/Bookmarks/social_bookmark/
>>>>
>>>> http://schestowitz.com/MARS
>>>>
>>>> http://schestowitz.com/Forum
>>>>
>>>> http://schestowitz.com/Guestbook/
>>>>
>>>> http://schestowitz.com/Wiki_Public/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
http://www.schestowitz.com/Research/Notes/Bibliography/bib-manager/phpbibman/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Among many more...
>>>>
>>>> All free as in free beer, as well as modified and self-tailored. I can't
>>>> do this with your applications.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Going rather off topic.
>>>
>>> Couple of quick questions if I may Roy:
>>>
>>> Have you used Google Web Toolkit at all?
>>
>>
>> No, I haven't, I'm afraid. I think it may have great potential because
>> many of these Ajax'y interfaces they consistently use (e.g. see
>> similarities between Google Trends and charts in Google Finance) are
>> excellent in terms of usability. Speaking of Ajax:
>>
>> http://www.veen.com/jeff/archives/000890.html
>>
>> Pointing to:
>>
>> http://adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php
>>
>> I read this article as soon as it was published, so I guess I am among the
>> first few people to have become aware of Ajax (which is just a catch
>> phrase).
>>
>>
>>> Am I right in thinking that in order to use Google Web Toolkit you have
>>> to know Java before you can use it, as it converts Java code into Java
>>> script?
>>
>>
>> I really have no experience with it, but I imagine that knowledge of JS is
>> needed if you want to modify it, rather than use the interfaces. Google
>> have some neat API's and hooks -- an approach/trait that Microsoft /et al/
>> lacked due to the closed development model.
>>
>
> Cheers Roy. Think I need to sit down and read a good book explaining all
> this stuff. :-)
>
> Something to keep me amused during the looooong winter.
...A matter of preference perhaps, but for technical stuff that requires
the writing of code, running, experimenting, and getting a feel for UI's,
I favour computer-fronting tutorials. No books can replace this, but many
people cling on to what they know and what their technology/chosen
surrounding make more accessible and mobile. This has been discussed some
times before (even in COLA), so I will say no more. More recently, even
Ballmer said that his vision is pen and paper becoming obsolete. I
personally made this transition a long time ago, so I dare say that I know
its feasibility and merits.
Best wishes,
Roy
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