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Question Do you think you'll get a chance to update MySupport, which is almost 2 years old right now?

Hopefully. I've not really had the motivation for much for a while now.

Question What was your first job with php?

I worked for a small local company which primarily made software for the NHS.

Question How many twinkies in a row can you swallow whole?

I've honestly never even had one. Don't think we get them in the UK.

123456/789.0 Miles

I reached another mileage milestone the other day... but this one took some planning.

BMW E28 123456/789.0 Miles

Question Are you a big video gamer?

Not really, I don't play online or anything and suck at most of the games I do play by myself. I enjoy it when I do play though.

Question How long does it take to get dedicated with programming? I'm 15 and I'd love a job like you!

It really depends on how keen you are to learn and how quickly you pick things up. There's certain things you need to understand (variables, data types, functions, conditions, control structures, classes)... once you understand the basics it's really just a case of applying it to different and now advanced situations. It's a bit like playing with Lego. It doesn't take long to understand how to use it and build small things, you just need more practice and experience to be able to build bigger more advanced stuff, but it's all done using the same bricks. PHP is the bricks, what you can build with it will improve over time. I started properly when I was 16 and when I was 18 I had a job using PHP, by 19 I was working as a junior at a top local agency. Put the work in and you'll be fine.

Question What political party do you support? Or would if you had to?

I don't really know enough about it all to make a proper informed decision. Ultimately they're all lying and none of them are going to be able to fix the problems the others claim they caused/made worse/can't fix. If people are unhappy with one party they get voted out and then they're unhappy with the new party so you'll never win. That's the way I look at it.

New Years Resolutions

Overthink less and be less introspective
Procrastinate less
Learn when to keep something to myself
Post here more

However...

Yeah...

Happy New Year. Have a good 2013.

Question Why didn't you do Computer Science at a university? You clearly have the mind and programming knowledge for it.

I've thought about that myself sometimes and part of me wishes I had. I looked at some courses at my local university but nothing really took my fancy, and I didn't really want to move away far from home. I'm happy with the job I have now which I wouldn't have if I'd gone to university but with hindsight it may have been worth doing.

Question If you couldn't remember, could you remember that you couldn't remember? 1

I think that's a very deep question that I don't have the intellect to answer.

Question Do you think you'll get a chance to update MySupport, which is almost 2 years old right now?

Question What was your first job with php?

Question How many twinkies in a row can you swallow whole?

123456/789.0 Miles

Question Are you a big video gamer?

Question How long does it take to get dedicated with programming? I'm 15 and I'd love a job like you!

Question What political party do you support? Or would if you had to?

New Years Resolutions

Question Why didn't you do Computer Science at a university? You clearly have the mind and programming knowledge for it.

Question If you couldn't remember, could you remember that you couldn't remember? 1

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