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Building anything that rivals Wordpress in terms of features, extensibility and ease of use is a massive undertaking. Building a CMS is relatively easy. Building a CMS that does ev…

Great news, the Gear is an awesome piece of kit if you have the cash, I'm planning a few projects with it myself.

You don't need it, but it may come in handy. I would definitely recommend achieving your degree if you are able to eventually - there's no way it can hurt you and it can only reall…

AR so real that your augmented gun will actually recoil!

I can't help but feel that all of these complaints about low pay etc are just a symptom of the new reality. I don't really understand what people are expecting here. Distribution c…

Sore losers.

IANAL, but does this just mean that you can use and amend their work , but you can't create the same basic thing from scratch and claim that you created it?

Can't say I'm surprised - the GIMP is great if you can avoid all of its glaring UX flaws. Using it is a gigantic pain - it is simply my 'last resort' when I am unable to do somethi…

This pops up every few weeks / months and not once have I seen anything tangible from them. They refuse to offer a 'try-before-you-buy' demo and there's no way to actually see the …

> The idea behind the app is this - every question in this world can be asked in a simple short way, even complex questions can be asked in multiple short questions. The same goes …

The easiest way to train yourself is to define strict boundaries for what you will achieve during a defined period of time. If you have trouble focusing, the worst thing you can do…

Possible the best advice I can give for your current position is to get into the habit of starting and FINISHING personal projects. Doesn't matter if they're unique, or whether you…

I suppose the issue would be that Amazon are now directly competing with Netflix via their own video offering, so may be reluctant to give Netflix the means to outdo them at their …

You do what everybody else does, and keep trying. What kind of work are you looking for? In my industry (software development), it'd be incredibly rare to have a job interview with…

Also: https://identityassurance.blog.gov.uk/2014/10/09/how-we-use-... Left a comment there but it's awaiting moderation. The GDS do a good job for the most part, but I very strongl…

You will always find some developers who disagree with the status quo - don't let it turn you off. Fragments have their place. They're not a silver bullet, and they're by no means …

The nature of exploitation is that the exploited often do not recognise that they are being exploited. Being exploited introduces so many other problems into your life that it beco…

> There is a shortage of good developers almost everywhere. Most organisations don't required 'good' developers. They require 'good enough' developers. If a business can save some …

Perhaps it was a little too strong, apologies. I've just had this conversation far too many times and much of the opposition to unionisation is of the ridiculously simplistic 'why …

The fact that they aren't, for one thing. This is a delusional worldview - most people in employment, regardless of their industry, do not have the time or necessary capital to fun…

Yes - despite the bleating about unions from people who I can only assume have never had to fight exploitation and unfair practices, unions are one of the only ways that you as an …

This doesn't even make sense. Andy's insight was nothing to do with programming or software development - he identified a flaw in the proposed design and suggested a better solutio…

Isn't this simply trading one level of complexity for another? Maybe the OP is just giving a bad example, or maybe I'm missing something - but one thing I really don't like in his …

Easy - he doesn't support anybody else's requirements, app designs, or coding practices.

Honestly, I don't think this trademark should ever have been granted in the first place. It's definitely way too common.