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Rebecca Thorman
I am REALLY excited today because I am officially credit card debt-free! It's all paid off and I'm pretty proud of myself. My next step was going to be to pay off my student loans (which have very low interest rates) or maybe my car (which I think has a 6% interest rate), or instead, re-build my emergency fund and then start donating to my Roth IRA again. What do you all think? Get rid of all debt or save a little first?
82 weeks ago from Personal Finance, Work/Life Blur, I am Gen Y, Credit Union Folks and Fans and Economics and Finance3 more
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Rebecca Thorman:
Wow, thanks so much everyone! This was awesome to read everyone's replies. I sat down with my spreadsheet, worked the numbers and found that I ...MoreWow, thanks so much everyone! This was awesome to read everyone's replies. I sat down with my spreadsheet, worked the numbers and found that I will be able to max out my Roth IRA, fill my emergency fund back up and pay off my car loan completely by the end of next year - so that's the goal. I'll probably do split payments between savings and car loan as many suggested, and then roll over all to savings. Thanks so much again!
81 weeks ago
81 weeks ago
Ashley Jones
Hello! I need some insight. I am helping a friend start a Web site for their construction company...starting from scratch. We are going to use GoDaddy.com for the domain name, do you know if they give you an fttp: site to upload files to? I have never used it or made a Web site outside of my Web development classes. Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated!! Thank you in advance!
christopher patterson:
There is nothing wrong with GoDaddy. Their shared hosting is a great value. They tend to lag a bit behind in adding newer versions of server ...MoreThere is nothing wrong with GoDaddy. Their shared hosting is a great value. They tend to lag a bit behind in adding newer versions of server technologies but you can't beat 5 bucks a mo for their economy hosting both (linux and windows).
118 weeks ago
118 weeks ago
Kerry McKeever
What development methodologies do you find are most commonly used in web development?
Jay Godse:
Web dev folks who use dynamic languages such as Ruby, PHP, Python, Perl, Lua probably go with some variant of Agile because it is so easy to ...MoreWeb dev folks who use dynamic languages such as Ruby, PHP, Python, Perl, Lua probably go with some variant of Agile because it is so easy to deploy software and try stuff out.
If you're using languages that require compilation such as C++, C#, or Java, then it takes longer to deploy stuff. When deployment is slow, people tend to use methods that emphasize more up-front thinking and documentation.
117 weeks ago
If you're using languages that require compilation such as C++, C#, or Java, then it takes longer to deploy stuff. When deployment is slow, people tend to use methods that emphasize more up-front thinking and documentation.
117 weeks ago
Alan Koskelin:
I'll point out the elephants in the room: Cowboy Coding and Big Ball of Mud:
MoreI'll point out the elephants in the room: Cowboy Coding and Big Ball of Mud:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_coding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_ball_of_mud
117 weeks ago
MoreI'll point out the elephants in the room: Cowboy Coding and Big Ball of Mud:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_coding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_ball_of_mud
117 weeks ago
Jay Godse
Just discovered lightboxes & thickboxes. Should I go jQuery, Prototype, YUI, or other? Comments?
Clayton McIlrath:
I prefer shadowbox for it's flexibility, style and performance: MoreI prefer shadowbox for it's flexibility, style and performance: http://www.shadowbox-js.com/
135 weeks ago
135 weeks ago
adam gordon:
It really depends on how big of a project you're considering. If you want clean and ease of maintenance with almost guaranteed cross browser ...MoreIt really depends on how big of a project you're considering. If you want clean and ease of maintenance with almost guaranteed cross browser compatibility, straight up jQuery is probably your best bet. If you want all manner of GUI widgets for setting up an on-line store or the like, YUI or Ext has darn near everything.
131 weeks ago
131 weeks ago
Ashley Richards
In your experience in the industry, how do the genders split? Around here it's a 50:1 male to female ratio. Anyone else?
Jay Godse:
Since I've been in web dev, 1 woman. She is a system tester. That's it! 50:1 seems unreasonably reasonable.
136 weeks ago
136 weeks ago
Jay Godse
Has anybody tried Google Chrome Frame http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjW0Bchdj-w instead of writing custom code for IE5/6?
Stephen Evermore:
The trouble is that it requires the end-user to install GCF. I figure they either want IE, or don't have admin rights to install Chrome. In ...MoreThe trouble is that it requires the end-user to install GCF. I figure they either want IE, or don't have admin rights to install Chrome. In either case, I don't see them installing GCF. I don't understand what end-users this really targets.
133 weeks ago
133 weeks ago
Jay Godse
I have spent 9 months muddling through older JS code and trying to figure it out. Not sure of boundary between jQuery/Prototype & raw JS.
barce
I summarized my experiences with using EC2 in the Enterprise here: http://is.gd/2CKTt
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Jay Godse:
Ouch! I'm amazed that people would be willing to pay $1.35/hr for something that could be had for $0.10/hr. Thanks for the heads-up.
142 weeks ago
142 weeks ago
May Li
I recently started using Google Docs and Box.net. Still a newbie. Looking to learn more about applications-biz and personal
Jay Godse:
I have a page on Google Apps at MoreI have a page on Google Apps at http://www.squidoo.com/google-apps-for-you. You might find it a good starting point.
142 weeks ago
142 weeks ago
May Li:
Thanks Jay for your Squidoo link ! It's exactly the kind of info I'm looking for. Very visual, not too wordy..easy to understand. Thanks!
142 weeks ago
142 weeks ago
Benjamin Kuker
What are you working on right now? I've been developing our website, working on a PHP framework, a custom CMS, & a lot of Mootools plugins.
Vanessa Alvarado:
At work I've shifted to working on online content and reputation management, at home I'm working on revising/monetizing current websites.
142 weeks ago
142 weeks ago
