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Comment on Object Oriented PHP Video Tutorial – Building Objects Part 1 by David

David — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:15:30 +0000

Very simple and good descvription. Where can I find part 2 & 3?
Cheers/ David

Comment on The three critical aspects of a website. by David

David — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:12:01 +0000

Very good Stefan! Thanks!

Comment on Smart Web Designers Play to their Strengths by ThinkFlow

ThinkFlow — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:22:34 +0000

Wow thanks for the post. I stress out about all the different languages to learn and I work a full time job beside my freelance work. I love the design side so I will take your advice and focus on that.

Comment on The Dubious Advantages of a Web Design Degree by Stefan Mischook

Stefan Mischook — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:16:47 +0000

Just as there is cronyism and corruption in government, there is the same in higher education.

Many degrees are in subjects where the skill of the ‘practitioner’ (for lack of better words,) cannot be easily measured … if at all. So now we have this artificial system (master degrees, PHD’s etc) that supposed to ultimately be a measure of ones skill.

… I’ve met many highly educated professionals in many fields who had practically zero REAL knowledge in the field that they were certified as being experts in.

Stefan

Comment on Getting Started with iPhone and iPad Development by surreal5335

surreal5335 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:18:42 +0000

As far as the Iphone app development on windows, it can be done. I know of two separate third party frameworks that allow this. Best of all, you dont have to know objective C. The two languages you can choose from are C++ and C# (mono touch). Using Moonlight API you can develop apps that run on the Iphone with silverlight. My favorite part about silverlight is the way the presentation is developed (XAML), very easy language that makes GUI development quite painless. C# is used for the backend which gives silverlight its power.

If you have experience with HTML, CSS, and PHP… silverlight will feel rather similar. Althuogh the manner in which XAML and C# talk to each other is different.

So for Iphone development on windows… not all hope is lost. Windows developers wanted it… so they set out to make it happen

Comment on The Dubious Advantages of a Web Design Degree by surreal5335

surreal5335 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:40:58 +0000

This has always been a tough idea to sell to traditionalists of education, especially with regards to IT… formal education not required. My wife’s side of the family is really big on expensive private higher education. Sure they are well versed in academics and run circles around me when it comes to subjects usually found in schools.

My wife is working on her Masters, her sister has a masters, her brother will have a PHD next year, father… masters and her mother (the black sheep of them all :P) dropped out of school to raise her children while writing her thesis for her masters. So me 10 years behind schedule and finally finishing my BS in computer sci… not looking too hot.

Despite this history and my research online and talking with IT professionals, they all refuse to admit that IT employers dont care about degrees or certificates much at all. I would try to explain the employer wants to know you understand that specific topic you are trying to get a job in well, not an introductory base of multiple subjects. They just wont hear it.

I am not saying education is bad… Americas poor education standards is one the biggest reasons we are in the state we are in.

Comment on Beginner’s Javascript Closed Captioned Video Tutorial – What is a Programming Language? by Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:24:44 +0000

Awesome! I’m someone who is getting into web designing and also happen to be profoundly deaf. Closed caption videos are very important to me. Thanks

Comment on The Dubious Advantages of a Web Design Degree by Stefan Mischook

Stefan Mischook — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:40:02 +0000

Hi,

The debt/expense is a major issue … especially these days where a degree in web design can easily run you $10000+ whereas we provide the same training for about $100-200!

…. Check out our Complete Training video packages: http://www.killervideostore.com

Beyond that, the four benefits you mentioned (getting placement etc ..) can easily be had on your own.

1. There are many job placement agencies looking for people to place. It cost you nothing.

2. You can get connected via the Web and friends and family. I will put something together detailing that.

3. Portfolio is easy to build, you just need a little discipline.

4. True, degrees can’t hurt but I think the benefits are marginal.

Stefan

Comment on The Dubious Advantages of a Web Design Degree by Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:40:44 +0000

I think these are fair points re a uni degree.

However some things that a uni course is great for.

1 – Getting you a placement.
2 – Getting you better connected and networked thus getting you of to a flying start.
3 – Helping you build a superb portfolio that can be used towards your degree.
4 – A degree cannot hurt. It can only ever make you more employable.

Im not so much arguing ‘for’ a degree here as I personally do not think the debt/expense outweighs the benefits listed above, but feel the need to highlight, there ‘are’ benefits.

Comment on How To Make Glass Buttons Using Adobe Illustrator by Burabari

Burabari — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:58:58 +0000

I second that… No one should be using IE (either 6, 7) anymore! I personally think its just a case of laziness if someone cant click a download button to initiate a better browsing experience.