In its defense this is for college kids. Also I like it that they've explained "the cloud" as "server farms that some MBA douche decided to rename". Come on this funny
The sun may not rise tomorrow either derrr no dropbox is a household name in business communities you saying that is like saying microsoft & outlook might not be around in 5 years
I can't speak for much of the other languages beginners environments, but ruby's was excellent. codeschool, codeacademy, railscasts, stackoverflow, and an 11 week developer "boot camp" in Boulder were my leg up. Most important thing is to try to find a mentor! In person or online, pay for one if you have to (elance.com). There are some things a mentor can tell you in 10s that might take weeks to figure out without help. Stackoverflow is not kind to noobs.
Producing one ton of concrete outputs 1 ton of CO2. If China wants to build ghost cities they should build them out of wood. At least then, assuming you regrow the trees you're cutting down, you're not turning the planet into a greenhouse gas bubble
