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Comment on Highlighting what’s important about questions & Answers on Discuss Community! by Ahmed Hassan

Ahmed Hassan — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:19:13 +0000

Just FYI, I have never seen a question presented to me as Most Wanted that honestly needed any additional answers. Some of them are well answered trivial questions but most of them are ridiculous nonsense that needs to be merged away or deleted.

Comment on Introducing Keyboard Shortcuts, our first Labs feature by Mohamed Habaza

Mohamed Habaza — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:18:48 +0000

I have seen Most Wanted that come in two flavors – anything Marc asks and random personal questions, applicable to no one but the OP. Most Wanted is not working.

Comment on Introducing Keyboard Shortcuts, our first Labs feature by Amr Gamal

Amr Gamal — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:17:21 +0000

Ok, we\’re claiming we want to highlight what\’s important & finally moved the information back to the top of the question instead of burying it at the bottom. Good start.

Comment on How much do web developers earn? What is their salary? by El-Demouhi

El-Demouhi — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:12:55 +0000

Front-End Developers focus their efforts on the website’s interface and user interaction. The core of their work is done with JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, associated frameworks like Angular and Backbone, and libraries like jQuery. Salaries range from about $43,000 to $102,000, according to PayScale, with a median of $66,000. A front-end developer with strong skills in Angular can earn more — an average of $78,000.

Comment on How much do web developers earn? What is their salary? by Mohamed Habaza

Mohamed Habaza — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:12:32 +0000

Back-End Developers concentrate on what goes on behind the scenes of a website. These are the people who build the databases that host the site’s content and implement the technologies that runs its search and e-commerce capabilities. Focused more on the website’s responsiveness and speed than what its pages look like, they’re skilled in languages such as Python and PHP, and frameworks like Django and Ruby on Rails. Their pay ranges from $43,000 to $116,000, PayScale says, with a median of $75,000.

Comment on How much do web developers earn? What is their salary? by Amr Gamal

Amr Gamal — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:12:23 +0000

If you’re in a rush and need career direction, skip straight to the lessons at the end.

THE NUMBERS

I’m a front-end developer, previously full-stack, in the UK. Here are the dates, compensation and years’ experience:

2005: £15K ($18.6K), 0 years
2008: £17.5K ($21.7K), 3 years
2010: £28K ($34.8K), 5 years
2014: £42K ($52.1K), 9 years
2016: £400/day ($497/day), 11 years

Comment on How much do web developers earn? What is their salary? by Fouad Badawy

Fouad Badawy — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:12:11 +0000

Among the most common job titles you’ll see:

Web Developer: A person whose primary responsibilities include the programming and development work involved in creating a working website. Though this is largely a technical role, a certain amount of business knowledge and communications skill is important to doing the job successfully. the average Web developer’s salary ranges from $36,000 to $80,000, depending where they live and how much experience they have. The median is about $54,000, but recruiters say demand for job candidates is pushing pay higher. Senior Web developers’ pay ranges from $52,000 to $107,000, says PayScale, and experience with technologies like C# and Java can result in even more money.

Comment on How do I tell my new employer that I can’t use the computer they gave me? by Mohamed Habaza

Mohamed Habaza — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:09:05 +0000

Unless your company explicitly has a BYOD policy (Bring Your Own Device), do not in any circumstances use your own machine for company usage.

I’m in a similar situation as yours, except I’ve a display larger than 11″. The Visual Studio 2010 (with some extensions) took around 10 minutes to be usable, and some time I can sit back and watch my codes appear letter by letter.

Comment on How do I tell my new employer that I can’t use the computer they gave me? by El-Demouhi

El-Demouhi — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:05:41 +0000

The company I work for does not allow personal computers on the network. It’s viewed as a breach of network security. Personally, if I find myself in your situation, I would make the case that the computer provided to me is not up to standard and will impede my productivity, and request a new machine.

I wouldn’t recommend using your personal computer for work regardless. If you want to install stuff on your own machine, for instance, you don’t want to have to worry about how it’s going to affect your work.

Comment on How do I tell my new employer that I can’t use the computer they gave me? by Abu Hashem

Abu Hashem — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:05:28 +0000

To expand a bit on my comment on @KateGregory’s answer, the problem you face with using your own computer is “who owns what?”. How is a line drawn between things that you do on that computer for the company vs. for yourself? If you work on other projects off the clock, can the company make any claim to those? Does the computer have to comply with all corporate standards & policies, including antivirus, web filtering, remote scanning for unapproved software, etc.? Who owns the software you’re using? Who’s responsible for the licensing?

You are going to have to wait a couple weeks before you can make any kind of pitch to get a usable computer. Otherwise, you come across as the new guy who wants everything “just so”, and that will not earn you any points.