I am trying Fedora on a VM. It looks similar to Ubuntu. Trying to get use to the package manager. What are a few things you like about Fedora after moving from Ubuntu.
the install was taking about 30 min. It said something like 'software install' error. Continue. Error loop. On the other hand I tried Fedora and it installed in 5 min. no errors :) yeah you are right not much difference. Ubuntu Unity and in Fedora Gnome 3 look almost the same to me. Although I tried Gnome3 on Ubuntu before too.
I understand that an app is content wrapped around a concept.
It is common sense not to use a known name unless you are asking for trouble.
I could make a news app. Do I want to name it CNN?
No, unless I am authorized to use that name.
It is naive to think you can use just any name, even if you meant good. You are looking for trouble.
Next time call it something else. The video app. Learn by Watching...I mean you couldn't come up with another name?
Even though I admire DHH's contribution to software he can be very extremist sometimes. Follow him on twitter and you see him taking extremes complaining about every other subject, including a lot of cursing.
I agree and emphasize on "some" hackathons. I went to hackathons where the winner is well-deserved and there is code of honor. Fair game on judging. It makes me feel that the most over-produced over-sponsored over the top hackathons are the ones that have suspicious behavior.
YES "no prior coding or design" although this is not followed. There is no transparency in the process and also not regulated. There are no code reviews or not way of knowing if somebody came with a "ready to serve" product. Even a less a code of honor.
I am starting to see this trend where hackathons are more about investors bringing an undercover team to pretend they formed a team and code for 2 days, while in reality. The team was formed a while ago, product was pre-cooked, actually more like ready to be served. And just need it an event to get some PR.
Hackathons should have a (literally) Code of Honor. Judges should be hackers and they need to make sure there is no code before the event and do a code review before the judging.
Startup weekends have been suspicious too. Not all of them but some. I have met a lot of awesome people at those events. Some are close friends now. But the whole thing at the end feels like finding out my girlfriend was cheating on me with my best friend.
I agree that the BattleHack is a very well organized event. It even had massage chairs, tons of food, drinks. I have organized some events but never at this level. At the end all of that means nothing when there is not a fair game. I might as well go to a hackathon where I have to pay for my own lunch and there is a real chance of winning.
Hackathons are a lot of fun if your goal is not only about winning. You meet a lot of people. Sometimes future employees/founders/CTOs or sometimes friends. You learn a lot if you really put yourself to the challenge and pair program with others. I usually go to hackathons to have fun. Most of the times I cannot stay all day so I go to meet people and make friends. I even help other teams brainstorming, refine their idea, testing.
But when you see suspicious crap it is unmotivated for everybody.
Besides having fun all teams have a goal of winning. When they realize nobody had a chance, it is disheartening.
someone that nags me every so often. It might be a small group completing the course at the same time. You could join a group and it keeps track of individual progress. The group should have a leader with superior skills that mentors the group and nags everybody to do the homework on time, reply to questions, etc. The group could have an IRC channel or a Campfire open all the time and schedule official meeting times.
Get a weekly notification of my current progress and everybody's progress so I can help somebody else if they are behind.
The class should be based on mentoring, team work and deadlines.
Maybe I am old style but I am not driven by badges and the whole gamification. If I am given deadlines and pressure I push myself to learn. I don't think current online solutions give this. I also need someone to keep pushing me. Not a computer but a real person.
I opened an account for Treehouse with a student discount about 5 months ago. Guess how many times I logged in. It is too laid back.
Maybe it needs a small support group that you can join so everybody keeps tabs on each other and make sure you are doing your homework.
This tutorial is awesome. I have been in a bunch of tutorials online and I found them pretty confusing. Shay's website not only has good content but the design make it easier to understand.
Thanks a lot.
Looking forward for the rest of the chapters