Happy Father's Day to all of the Dads out there! Especially my 2 Dads, Tom Hayes and Jim Bruce! Both of which I would not have survived childhood without!
I got this from my best girl and little man today! It's totally awesome and look forward to many projects with little Jon!
As some of my readers (Hi, Mom!) know, I took a position in town as a full-time PHP Developer. Now, let it be known, I've developed PHP sites since 2001, but my professional positions always were titled "Web Designer/Developer." My new position is "Internet Developer"- notice the lack of the word "Designer" in that title. I have a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) and am a designer, but my passions have been in writing website code.
Up to now, I never understood the distinction of "web developer" and "web applications developer." Web Applications Developers look at writing code from the super-geeky application-as-a-web-service side of things. Whereas, a web developer (as I've known it) looks at writing code to support the functionality of a website.
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Look! It's simple- think of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Bill Gates (application developer) represents the super-geeky coder that writes code because they can and creates things that are useful like spreadsheets and word processors. Steve Jobs (web developer) is that super-slick geek that creates apps that are cool looking and easy to use (because he understands the user experience).It might not be the most useful app, but it sure is shiny!
I guess in that analogy, I'm Bill Gates... CRAP!
Still, my goal is to create a useful and productive app that you'll WANT to be in, not because you have to be in it!
This blog, like every other blog on the planet, is an example of narcissism in the extreme. I've come to terms with this and I expect most of you have with your blogs. With this blog, I hope to make you laugh with and at me because I love poking fun at people, but mostly, myself. If you can't laugh at yourself, you're in for trouble!
I will look at events in my past, some embarrassing, some funny, some sad- but all (I hope) will be enjoyable to you (whoever you are) and may bring a smile to your face :)
I am not the geekiest person out there, not by a long stretch (I've been to many a con), but I am a geek. I've spent hours in premier movie lines, played my share of tabletop games, LARPed, code for websites and attended sci-fi conventions.
I am, on the other hand, married to a wonderful woman, have a great little kid and have many non-geeky friends. I can blend in- so keep that in mind when you're sitting next to a "normal" looking person at the restaurant. Look closer, you might just find you're sitting next to a Joss Whedon fan.
I hope to post an entry every other night. Hang on, here we go... Engage!
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