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When I first picked up Unity3D to play with I was very frustrated as well. The more I used it the better of an understanding I got. I am still far from an expert but I was able to make some interesting projects to play around with at home with the Wife and kids. When I hit a hurdle, I often found a solution on YouTube from one of the many tutorial channels out there. One of my favorite is Brackeys[1] - I believe he is sponsored by Unity however he has some quick but detailed videos on creating almost everything.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/user/Brackeys

Coming from a similar background (front/back web), I also find Unity3D very enjoyable. My latest project was attempting to create a relatively simple VR horror game on the Oculus Go. I was able to create something pretty neat but ultimately canned the project as I found the low quality graphics and single controller to be too limiting. I am considering picking up the Oculus Quest and maybe starting the project over since it has two controllers (one for movement, one for flashlight/etc). I found the Blender -> Unity3D workflow really positive for those that are interested in trying themselves.

Sounds like a dream. I went from private office to WFH (2 years), and now back on-site in a cube farm. My focus, productivity and happiness went from high to very high, then all time low. The cubes I sit in are a mixed environment with developers, reception, IT, etc. so the noise is almost unbearable. I tend to do my best work in complete silence (sometimes low music). Considering asking my boss for a private office and if not then seeking alternative employment.

I've actually begun doing this now, but the company has decided to eliminate all future remote jobs (our department was the experiment I suppose). I would like to pass this journal keeping idea to anyone else remote. It likely would have saved me.

I'm on my 2nd week back on-site after being remote for nearly 2 years, it's been a tough transition. On-top of getting what feels like a large pay-cut (1 hour commute, car maintenance/fuel, etc) and having to deal with a cramped cubicle in a noisy area, I feel that my family life is also suffering. My office hours end later than I like (5pm) and with my commute I am home just in time for dinner and to put my young kids to bed. I feel awful burdening my Wife with ALL Doctor appointments, getting kids off to school, making dinner, picking them up from daycare all while having a full-time job. We've discussed moving but that would improve my situation at the cost of the rest of my family (switching schools, further from family, etc).

Why did we end up coming back on-site? My manager (who works in Finance!?) couldn't explain to the higher-ups what we have been up to (very non-technical person) and they decided we were too disconnected from the rest of the company. Never even had a chance to plead our case or discuss alternative options... not sure how much longer I will be here.

You are not alone. I haven't used LibreOffice in a few months but my last experience left me very frustrated. Unintuitive UI, glitchy/missing icons, etc. I figured it was just because I was more adjusted to MS Office having used it at work/school, perhaps not.

I work close to IT (being software) for a company ~400 people. We were doing a security audit and this is one of the things they tested. USB's were loaded up with curious sounding files that when opened alerted our IT department. It was shocking how many people picked up and used these random USB's they found laying around.

I played Everquest some as a kid but when Everquest 2 came out I could not stop playing. I spent every extra minute I had playing that game to the point it nearly cost me my wife and kids... it was a low point in my life.

The game offered you a virtual life that was just so interesting that it basically consumed my real life. My wife eventually said it's us or the game and I quit right then. I still play games now and then but nothing has gripped me like that game.. thankfully.

I was a bit surprised by this as well. As a heavy ReactJS user I tend to avoid from the jQuery stuff.

jQuery was ranked "most popular web framework" (48.7%) but it was also ranked 2nd place for "most dreaded web framework" (54.7%). I suspect that there may be a lot of older projects/sites that still rely heavily on jQuery, thus accounting for high popularity - and possibly the "most dreaded" title.

wow... just wow...

We had to pay $299 for the enterprise license to distribute iOS applications internally to just our staff[1]. This circumvented the App Store entirely and we used MDM tools (AirWatch) to distribute. Was this avoidable? I'm genuinely curious as I am not specifically an iOS/Mac dev.

[1] https://developer.apple.com/programs/enterprise/

I was gifted an Oculus Go for Christmas and typically use it to play games and watch VR YouTube, etc. I've always thought it would be cool to do some of my programming work in a VR space. Just picked up this app to try it out after your review and it does seem pretty neat. What "environment" do you prefer to work in?

Am I happy about a price hike? No.. but it still beats the hell out of cable which I found myself paying $100+/mo to watch mostly commercials. I couldn't take it anymore.

I agree that the Netflix content can be hit-or-miss.. usually more miss.. but it does have some movies and shows on there I find myself coming back to and re-watching. It also keeps my kids entertained with their selection of cartoons/animated shows so that is a plus.

We don't watch many TV shows, but we do have a Hulu (commercial free subscription) which again is quite affordable.

All in all, I still feel that I have a better alternative to cable/satellite TV. If prices continue to climb to the point where they are closer in cost, I may re-evaluate this again.

Picked up an Oculus Go for Christmas as my first experience with VR. I've got to say its really neat.

Really enjoy watching high quality 3D videos or playing some games that quite literally take you away to amazing worlds.

Probably my only complaints would be the small battery (~2 hours use) and I really wish it had a 2 controller setup like the Rift. With ALVR you can wirelessly stream some SteamVR games but not many work and with the single controller the Go comes with, you'll need a gamepad.

Looking forward to trying out the Quest but the Go has a lot to offer at the low entry price of $199.

Fair enough about it not being in the spec. It does appear to be a part of Apples' "Human Interface Guidelines"[1], although these guidelines are pointed to native applications. It was just an unexpected regression that occurred during the rollout of iOS9 and is an example of one of the little nuances that caused me to do something different. I've had some other issues regarding scrolling and focus, but this one seemed to be easier to talk about.

[1] https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline...

I created an internal application for our company to use that is essentially a directory of staff members. I do most my development in Chrome but the bulk of the users are on iOS (Safari). I always find little nuances that I need to tweak for things to be "just right" on Safari. One example is that in all other browsers (including Safari Desktop) a <input type="search"> will show a little clear button ("X") at the end of the input. Some bug removed it from iOS Safari and we're still waiting for them to resolve the issue. It was reported in 2016 and was acknowledged by Apple [1]...

[1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35583503/input-type-sear...

Its a sad state of today's food products. Honey in particular is often fraudulent containing syrups and sugars to add to volume while still being marketed as "Pure Honey". Worst of all, it is getting harder to detect the authenticity in modern labs as "honey factories" continue to develop new ways to throw the test results.

In my experience, Nim was the more enjoyable language to write.

I had initially written an application in Golang that effectively keeps our DNS records in sync with CloudFlare across ~100+ machines (A, AAAA, CNAME, etc). The application was simple enough to write in Golang but I still wasn't crazy about the error handling (if err != nil...) after every few lines, as well as the large binary size once compiled (although I understand the reason for its size).

To see if I could do better, I re-wrote the application in Nim, a language I've always had a lot of interest in. With the logic already figured out the code writing was quick and easy. I found the finished code to be cleaner and more concise and when it came time to compile I was excited to find a binary that was only 83kb in comparison to the 6mb binary of the Golang version.

Of course your miles may vary and there are many advantages/disadvantages to every language but I personally look forward to writing more Nim in the future :)

My college experience was rather disappointing. As someone pressured into going to College (Mom was a school teacher), I gave in and attended a 4 year SUNY University (Oneonta, New York). I knew college wasn't cheap so through high school I worked at a local grocery store making $5.20/hr. (minimum wage) to earn as much as I could, which ended up being around $8,000. Our household income was decent (~$130,000) but my parents made it very clear that all loans will be my responsibility to pay back, I would be getting no assistance from them. Perhaps they felt that I'd be more likely to graduate given the risk.

I've always had a strong interest in computer art (3d modeling / animation, video games, special effects) and SUNY Oneonta was one of the few schools at the time that offered a program in that field (without leaving New York). In my free time through high school I would dabble in Photoshop, 3DS Max, Maya, etc. I wouldn't say that I ever became exceptionally good, but my interests continued to grow. I was genuinely excited for college.

The first thing I learned was wow, college is way more expensive than I imagined! Students were required to live on campus, pay for the maximum meal plan, unable to have a car for the first two years (relied heavily on public transportation), cost of books, cost of art/class supplies, cost of food / grocery items. With a full course load, finding the time to work a part time job felt impossible. I spent most of my free time on school work and staying up very late some nights working on large art assignments - painting, drawing, mixed media, ceramics and so on. The first two years of college were mostly "core" classes, meaning I wasn't able to take classes pertaining to my major (computer art) until I've completed them. It was high school all over again, almost identical classes.

Finally, 2 years down, 2 to go and I was excited to finally take some computer art courses. I quickly signed up for 3d modeling, animation, web design, anything I could get my hands on. Almost immediately, I was disappointed. The courses being taught were below my current knowledge level (even advanced courses). For example, the web design courses were still entirely using tables for layout with Photoshop "slices" when the rest of the world was primarily using divs/css. Everything was very outdated brief overviews of the basics. I couldn't believe that such basic courses would result in me obtaining a major in this field? It also made me feel inadequate when preparing to find a job after school.

It was about this time that I took on an internship at a local web design/development company (of about 5 people). My interests quickly changed from Computer Art to Web Development. I really enjoyed building websites, working with customers and trying new things. After my internship ended I was hired by this company for $15/hr, which sounded really great out of school. Not long after, the management eventually began struggling with finances and I left that company, taking a graphic designer position to keep money in my account. College ended and my total debt was ~$77,000, ouch...

Six months pass since graduating and my student loans are now coming in, ~$1,200 a month was my starting payment. I was making $14.86/hr. and life was really hard. I did everything I could do to reduce my payments which eventually dropped to ~$700 / month, but with rent, vehicle expenses, health insurance, food, etc, I was missing payments and defaulted on one of my loans. My credit was destroyed, I was living check to check (barely)... I resented college.

Today, I am in my early 30's working as a Software Developer. My credit is slowly repairing (just bought a house last year!) and I am making triple my old salary. I wish that I had more time in college to truly learn what I wanted to do and explore a bit more instead of taking the "core" classes the first two years re-learning "western civilization" and "earth science". If I could go back in time I'd get a proper Computer Science degree, instead of being a Software Developer with a Bachelors of Arts. I know the position I have now would not have been offered to me if I didn't have a college degree (CEO is very fond of college graduates), but it certainly came at a cost... I have two young kids now and I often wonder, will I also recommend they go to college?

"This bundle is over" - https://www.humblebundle.com/books/python-book-bundle

Found a typo if it hasn't already been pointed out - "Prioritze" is missing an "i" in "..tize". This is under the heading "Track Your Team's Performance. Get Results."

BTW - Excellent job. I've built something quite similar for the company I work for to keep track of tasks and work load internally.

Interesting thought, but would require a lot of validation to ensure that the location submitted was in fact an ISIS base and not the submitters ex-wife's house. I would imagine that a large amount of people would quickly abuse the tool, forcing the government/intelligence agency to discontinue use.