Monthly Archives: November 2014

Becoming a Programmer

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I found this question on Quora and I believe that the answer of Anthony Albertorio will help many people who think of becoming programmers.

Is it too late to start programming at 17 if you want to be a top programmer?

I started programming at 22. Let’s give you a timeline.

22 – I learn what an “if statement” is.
24 – I get a job at Facebook as an analyst.
25 – I get a job at Facebook as an engineer
26 – I leave Facebook because a “side-project” Blockspring started making enough revenue that I couldn’t take it while being an employee at Facebook, I became a startup Founder. Went through Y-combinator, got several $M in funding from a top VC.

I’m still 26.

So if you’re 17, you definitely have a big step up on me. Get to it. But at the same time, there is no rush. If you’re 50, it’s not too late.

Just always be learning 🙂

Here is the full story: When are you too old to become an engineer?

If you have questions, comment or tweet at me @whatsdonisdon.

Bonus tip, if you want to know which programming skills will allow you to earn more money, read this article.

Compute Resistor’s Resistance

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RO. Există 3 tipuri de rezistori, în funcție de numărul de benzi: cu 4, 5 sau 6 benzi. Acestea sunt colorate în mod diferit pentru a facilita citirea rezistenței. Primele benzi sunt cifrele, penultima reprezintă ordinul de multiplicare, iar ultima este toleranța.

Fiecare culoare reprezintă o cifră:

0 = negru

1 =maro

2 = roșu

3 = portocaliu

4 = galben

5 = verde

6 = albastru

7 = mov

8 = gri

9 = alb.

Valorile cu care se înmulțește numărul obținut anterior au codurile:

1 = negru

10 = maro

100 = roșu

1k = portocaliu

10k = galben

100k = verde

1M = albastru

10M = mov

100M = gri

1G = alb

0.1 = auriu

0.01 =argintiu.

În final, toleranța poate avea valorile:

1% = maro

2% = roșu

3% = portocaliu

4% = galben

0.5% = verde

0.25% = albastru

0.1% = mov

0.05% = gri

5% = auriu

10% = argintiu.

 

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ENG. There are 3 kinds of resistors, depending on the number of bands: 4 band, 5 band and 6 band resistors. These bands are colored differently for making the computation of the resistance easier. The first ones represent the digits, the second-to-last is the multiplier, and the last is the tolerance.

Each color represents a digit:

0 = black

1 = brown

2 = red

3 = orange

4 = yellow

5 = green

6 = blue

7 = violet

8 = grey

9 = white.

The values with which the previous number is multiplied are:

1 = black

10 = brown

100 = red

1k = orange

10k = yellow

100k = green

1M = blue

10M = violet

100M = grey

1G = white

0.1 = gold

0.01 =silver.

Finally, the tolerance can have the values:

1% = brown

2% = red

3% = orange

4% = yellow

0.5% = green

0.25% = blue

0.1% = violet

0.05% = grey

5% = gold

10% = silver.

Mozilla’s new Firefox browser for developers

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RO. Cei de la Mozilla au anunțat că pe 10 noiembrie vor lansa un browser bazat pe Firefox, dedicat dezvoltatorilor, ce le va oferi posibilitatea să “depaneze întregul Internet”. “Când construiesc ceva pentru Internet, dezvoltatorii folosesc un întreg arsenal de instrumente diferite, care nu funcționează bine împreună. Asta înseamnă că va trebui să schimbi mai multe instumente, platforme și browsere, ceea ce te va încetini și îți va scădea productivitatea.”

ENG. Mozilla announced that on November 10th they will launch a Firefox-based browser dedicated to developers that will allow them to “debug the whole Web”.  “When building for the Web, developers tend to use a myriad of different tools which often don’t work well together. This means you end up switching between different tools, platforms and browsers which can slow you down and make you less productive.”