My worst failure was a 3am production database drop half-asleep. We had backups but we lost an hour of transactional data. My worst IT failure to date.
This is a good article, but I've found that using swap is a bit expensive and slow. Why not just purchase a cheap VPS from bitkumo.com and then use the swap only when necessary. Swapping is never a good thing unless it's absolutely necessary (IMHO)
Stick with what makes you happy. If you want to work in Ruby, target jobs that are Ruby/Rails oriented and keep on coding in Ruby. Unless you are interviewing for an engineer position that require C/C++ you're most likely better off sticking to Ruby jobs.
On the other hand I've had job interviews where they used a language I wasn't proficient in (Python, Scala) but they allowed me to craft the solution to problem in Ruby but expected me to port it to the other language. Employers these days seem to be flexible, especially when the candidate is intelligent and picks up technology easy.
I've only been programming for 5 years and some of the original code I first wrote 5+ years ago has survived and somehow is still running. I'm tempted to go back and refactor it to make it more performant though.
Thanks for your feedback, I'm hosted out of Canada so we're outside of the reach of US laws, however I will be adding a ToS and AuP to the service which people have to agree too. For me this was a fun service to build and I'm hoping others will find value in this. Cheers! -shakycode
Not yet. That feature hasn't been implemented. For now it will send a message from a random burner number. But I'll put the santa claus feature in the queue :)
I've played with the new Macbook and really like it but haven't actually made the purchase. I have a 2014 rMBP, 16GB and it's a beast. I do a lot of programming and run a lot of builds/test suites and CPU/Memory intensive processes so having the horsepower available is important to me.
The 2015 Macbook pack less of a punch in the name of portability and a sleek design. I think if you are not doing anything "heavy" like running a bunch of VMs or doing heavy computation/builds you should be fine for day to day usage as an average coding folk.
It's my opinion that the new Macbook is a way to get a higher-end machine into the hands of many. It also looks like the Macbook with it's slim design and lighter weight could put some pressure on the MacBook Air line to up its game or could possibly eliminate it entirely.
The 12" Macbook is nice and if I had the money I'd probably buy one, but I'm spoiled to my rMBP 15 even though it weighs a metric ton.
Your guess would be way off. I am neither of those things. Simply a person looking to share his experience. I have much better things to do with my time besides fabricating elaborate stories on the public Internet. Not trying to be defensive, but just saying that not everything on the Internet is rubbish.
I do however respect your opinion and view as an individual. That's your right, of course.
Keep on working smart and doing your best to save. I have learned my lesson the hard way. Nothing is permanent and everything is subject to change. The anxiety that occurs when you are faced with financial issues and/or a job loss can be crippling. Even to this day after all of my lessons learned I still worry about what would happen if I lost my job again and had to go back to square one.
I'm not sure if it will make you smarter, but I find that nicotine really helps to keep me focused when I'm working on tough problems. Unfortunately I smoke, but am considering getting on the patch.