Post Race!

[dday9]

Come to think of it, I think I should rename the Functions and Subs chapter to Procedures. What do y'all think?

[Niya]

Come to think of it, I think I should rename the Functions and Subs chapter to Procedures. What do y'all think?

We don't roll like that no more homie . We call them methods now.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Yes, we are very methodical these days.

[dday9]

Most of the terminology I'm coming up with is straight from MSDN. The unfortunate thing is that most of the articles are targeted towards VS2003, so right after VB6.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Are you living in a time warp?

[dday9]

Let's do the time warp again!

[dday9]

[Niya]

Oh God! Are you trying to traumatize me Dday!!!

[dday9]

By the way, I finished the tutorial. Now I'm just working on the website.

[dday9]

God I hate web development. 2, 3, 4, or more languages just to develop a decent website.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I agree. Web development is still in its infancy as far as tools are concerned.

[szlamany]

That's a lot of languages

It's really just JavaScript (which controls the DOM - so HTML is really just the face of JS).

[dday9]

Typically what I use is:

1. HTML - Content
2. CSS - Style and formatting
3. PHP - Server side work

But I know most people also include JS and possibly some Flash for some flash.

[szlamany]

Well - it could be argued that #1 and #2 are just markups - uber-complex property windows for the visual pop. If you aren't running any JavaScript functions on the page it could be argued that there is no web programming involved...

[dday9]

If you aren't running any JavaScript functions on the page it could be argued that there is no web programming involved...

If you want to get specific, I never said web programming; I said web development

[dday9]

Shi-Sha!

[dday9]

[Niya]

God I hate web development. 2, 3, 4, or more languages just to develop a decent website.

If SilverLight was a smashing success like Flash, it would have been of little concern. We could have just developed web apps much like we develop normal desktop apps in VB.Net.

[dday9]

To be honest, I've never developed anything with Silverlight, although a few applications I've had to use in the past required it. What is it? I mean I know it's similar to WPF right?

[Niya]

SilverLight is Microsoft's version of Flash. You write browser applications for it and it runs within a sandbox.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Typically what I use is:

1. HTML - Content
2. CSS - Style and formatting
3. PCP - Getting through work

But I know most people also include JS and possibly some Flash for some flash.

Fixed up the mistake in your post.

[dday9]

Lol! Should be: Getting through work while being set on fire and tearing off my scalp.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I don't remember that happening at work. Is that a cajun thing?

[dday9]

I've personally never done PCP before, but I can count on two hands the amount of acquaintances that have. I think out of all of those people, only 1 decided to do it a second time.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I've only done TCP a couple of times, and never PCP. Frankly, I also don't have that many friends who have done either one.

[dday9]

Lol, I don't have any friends that have done TCP either.

[szlamany]

Remember - it's OPP that gets you in real trouble...

[Shaggy Hiker]

Object Parsing Protocol?

Orbital Plasma Pummeler?

Original Paradise Proxy?

Orangutan Primate Primacy?

[Shaggy Hiker]

Oh yeah:

Obscene Panda Proking

(they just aren't any good at it)

[szlamany]

Well - OPF is other peoples French fries - which do in fact taste better...

[szlamany]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmuFlaFYdgE

[dday9]

Well I finally got and finished my first paid programming job!

[dday9]

I created software that manages cooking recipes in VB.Net.

[dday9]

Got paid a whole $21, well $19.88 after pay-pal fee. But none the less I did it!

[Shaggy Hiker]

Cool. So what was your hourly rate?

[dday9]

It took me about 5 hours to complete so gross: $4.20 and net: $3.98.

[Shaggy Hiker]

That's the problem with small projects. Nobody would afford them if you charged a reasonable rate, and nobody can afford to make a living writing them if they don't.

[dday9]

Really I did it for the experience otherwise I probably would've charged a bit more. It's still a nifty little program that uses XML for storage rather than a database. Remember the question I had yesterday about serialization? It was in relation to that program.

[Niya]

Remember the question I had yesterday about serialization? It was in relation to that program.

So how much you gonna pay me for my serializable TimeSpan ?

[dday9]

-clears throat and starts to sweat-
Well you see....
-ZING! Outta here!-