What is a Web Developer?
Posted on August 27, 2008 by vinhboy
I call myself a "Web Developer", but to be honest I am not sure what it means...
But here is a very clear depiction of what my job entails...
For those who don't understand. Here are a couple of things to notice:
- I own a Mac - It's a trend???
- I have Windows in VMware - For testing purposes
- In my Windows, I have almost every browser possible - For testing purposes
- I am at QuirksMode trying to debug an IE6 bug.
- I use Textmate and Photoshop - I have to know how to code & design
But here is a very clear depiction of what my job entails...
For those who don't understand. Here are a couple of things to notice:
- I own a Mac - It's a trend???
- I have Windows in VMware - For testing purposes
- In my Windows, I have almost every browser possible - For testing purposes
- I am at QuirksMode trying to debug an IE6 bug.
- I use Textmate and Photoshop - I have to know how to code & design
1 Comment
Date your SHIT
Posted on August 06, 2008 by vinhboy
You know whats f***CKING annoying? People who do not date their blog, entries, articles, or tutorials.
Along the same line, people who don't state the Version Number of the source they are sampling.
Frustrating.
Eh. Rant for the day. Goodnight.
Along the same line, people who don't state the Version Number of the source they are sampling.
Frustrating.
Eh. Rant for the day. Goodnight.
Sick again
Posted on August 04, 2008 by vinhboy
Something is seriously wrong with me. I have been sick at least 5 times this past year. Normally I get sick about once a year, around the flu season. But this year, I get sick whether it's 50 degrees or 100 degrees outside.
Chills are like the worst thing. When I stand up, the chills run up my spine and make it seem like the hair on my head are standing on ends. On top of that, my head feels like it's inside a big fish tank, so I can't get any work done. For someone who works at home, this means no money....
I can't figure out why I am getting sick so often this year. I thought that since I stay home all day, I would get sick less because I don't have a lot of contact with people. But that's not the case. I am not sure where my sickness is coming from?!?
Chills are like the worst thing. When I stand up, the chills run up my spine and make it seem like the hair on my head are standing on ends. On top of that, my head feels like it's inside a big fish tank, so I can't get any work done. For someone who works at home, this means no money....
I can't figure out why I am getting sick so often this year. I thought that since I stay home all day, I would get sick less because I don't have a lot of contact with people. But that's not the case. I am not sure where my sickness is coming from?!?
People I am jealous of
Posted on July 31, 2008 by vinhboy
1) People who have garages - A lot of great companies began in a garage. All my life, I have never had the privilege to live in a house with a garage.
2) Software crackers - Ever since high school, I have always wanted to be a cracker. Reverse engineering anything is awesome. Damn my slow brain.
3) Web Designers - I can't design worth crap. Nothing I put together in Photoshop ever looks right. Web designing is a talent. A talent I sorely lack.
4) Flash Designers - Flash is stupid and useless, but it looks cool. How do people do that stuff? I have spend hours watching flash tutorials, but it gets me nowhere....
5) Good writers - Grammar, curse it to HELL. Me no English.
2) Software crackers - Ever since high school, I have always wanted to be a cracker. Reverse engineering anything is awesome. Damn my slow brain.
3) Web Designers - I can't design worth crap. Nothing I put together in Photoshop ever looks right. Web designing is a talent. A talent I sorely lack.
4) Flash Designers - Flash is stupid and useless, but it looks cool. How do people do that stuff? I have spend hours watching flash tutorials, but it gets me nowhere....
5) Good writers - Grammar, curse it to HELL. Me no English.
I need more web developer friends
Posted on July 31, 2008 by vinhboy
I don't have any freelance web developer friends. Except for Trung.
It sucks because whenever I run across something challenging, I have to dig deep in google before I find an answer. If I had a network of people I can reach out to, maybe I wouldn't waste so much time debugging stuff.
I tried looking around for good -local- groups to join, but I have not found any here in Sacramento.
I got so desperate I even hit up facebook, but surprisingly, there aren't that many freelancing web developers on facebook either.
Maybe I am just looking in all the wrong places?
Here are ideal qualities of a good web developer group.
1) Local - it would be nice to meet up for coffee and share ideas. Or on a more professional level, have people who actually understand the market that I am in. ( Ie. Work availability, type of clients around the area, average pay rate, etc... )
2) People with above average skills - It wouldn't be very effective to be in a group with people who are no good at what they do. At the very least, people should be open to the idea of learning news things. That is practically the creed of web development anyways...
3) Passion - Everything requires passion. Especially when you are working from home by yourself. No passionate = sleep and watch TV all day. ( Yes, I have those days... )
4) Willingness to help - If you don't want to help, then you don't need to be in a group. Simple as that. Besides, the whole point of having a group is so that we can feed off each others' skill. For example, I am a noob at RoR, but I can easily answer any CSS question you throw at me.
5) Active - That's the biggest problem with a lot of online forums, communities, etc... No one is active, so you might as well go into the woods and ask a tree for help.
Anyways, that about sums it up. I think I am going to have to make a valiant effort to network with some web developers around Sacramento. Or else I am going to sink like a rock.
It sucks because whenever I run across something challenging, I have to dig deep in google before I find an answer. If I had a network of people I can reach out to, maybe I wouldn't waste so much time debugging stuff.
I tried looking around for good -local- groups to join, but I have not found any here in Sacramento.
I got so desperate I even hit up facebook, but surprisingly, there aren't that many freelancing web developers on facebook either.
Maybe I am just looking in all the wrong places?
Here are ideal qualities of a good web developer group.
1) Local - it would be nice to meet up for coffee and share ideas. Or on a more professional level, have people who actually understand the market that I am in. ( Ie. Work availability, type of clients around the area, average pay rate, etc... )
2) People with above average skills - It wouldn't be very effective to be in a group with people who are no good at what they do. At the very least, people should be open to the idea of learning news things. That is practically the creed of web development anyways...
3) Passion - Everything requires passion. Especially when you are working from home by yourself. No passionate = sleep and watch TV all day. ( Yes, I have those days... )
4) Willingness to help - If you don't want to help, then you don't need to be in a group. Simple as that. Besides, the whole point of having a group is so that we can feed off each others' skill. For example, I am a noob at RoR, but I can easily answer any CSS question you throw at me.
5) Active - That's the biggest problem with a lot of online forums, communities, etc... No one is active, so you might as well go into the woods and ask a tree for help.
Anyways, that about sums it up. I think I am going to have to make a valiant effort to network with some web developers around Sacramento. Or else I am going to sink like a rock.