Programming

It seems like a lot of people on Memverse know computer programming. If you are one of them, what projects are you working on? What's you favorite programming language? What operating system do you use?

The only project I work on right now is my website +zachbaas.com+ . I know HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP and MySQL and I would have to say my favorite is PHP because of it's versatility and all that can be done with it. I use Windows 7, but since I program websites as opposed to computer programs, operating system doesn't come into play that much.

Linux is the best operating system for programming! Unless you want to make Windows apps. Linux usually has better tools for programming. even web programming, than Windows, and it's often faster.
I guess you can tell which operating system I use now…

Did you design the way your web sight looks, or are you using a template.

Linux is the best operating system for programming! Unless you want to make Windows apps. Linux usually has better tools for programming. even web programming, than Windows, and it's often faster. I guess you can tell which operating system I use now...

Hm, Linux? We've used Windows for as long as I can remember, but aren't feeling too kindly towards Windows 8 and newer windows operating systems. And I would never consent to using anything Apple. Is Linux more like Windows or Apple, or is it entirely in it's own class?

Did you design the way your web sight looks, or are you using a template.

Designed it from scratch. I first released my website on May 8, 2013 using a subdomain and switched over to a domain 10 months ago, so it's been a work in progress.

I've never used Apple, so I can't really compare that side of it. I think Linux is probably very different than both Windows and Apple. It's much more down to earth. There isn't as much interface. Basically, if you want to be able to use Linux well, you would have to learn how to use the command line. Once you get over the learning curve, however, it can be a lot nicer for developers. I use Ubuntu Linux. There are other versions, but Ubuntu is probably the easiest to use.

Wow, it looks really nice. I write websites, but I am a terrible graphic designer. I'd show you my website, but unfortunately, my server is down right now. I managed to break my system and now I have to reinstall everything.

Right now, I am working on fixing my server. I am also working on a website for Bible Bee studying (seems like I have a one-track mind during Bible Bee season). My favorite language for regular programming is Python because it is simple but powerful enough for most tasks. For web programming, my favorite language is PHP because ASAP is for Windows server-side scripting, and I definitely do not want to program in that. I use Ubuntu Linux as my operating system because it is faster than Windows and it has a wide variety of programming tools.

I've never used Apple, so I can't really compare that side of it. I think Linux is probably very different than both Windows and Apple. It's much more down to earth. There isn't as much interface. Basically, if you want to be able to use Linux well, you would have to learn how to use the command line. Once you get over the learning curve, however, it can be a lot nicer for developers. I use Ubuntu Linux. There are other versions, but Ubuntu is probably the easiest to use.

Sounds interesting!

Wow, it looks really nice. I write websites, but I am a terrible graphic designer. I'd show you my website, but unfortunately, my server is down right now. I managed to break my system and now I have to reinstall everything.

Thanks. I don't do graphics design either; the graphics on there are either photos, or simple things made with HTML and CSS. The icons use FontAwesome. I do prefer programming to designing also; it's taken a lot of studying on the design part to get it to where it is now, as designing doesn't come as easily to me as programming.

My website is working again! www.swaimfamily.net

It loaded! Btw there's a MySQL connection error on the Articles page.

Yeah, I noticed that. I guess I spoke too soon. I forgot to add a user for my website to the database system.

Now I think it's working.

Yep it's working. :)

Right now I've been learning URL rewriting using htaccess, which has been really neat.

That sounds interesting. What do you mean by URL rewriting?

URL rewriting allows you to do a host of things, from removing file extensions from URLs (turning example.com/page.html into example.com/page), do redirects, and mask URLs. This is the link I've been reading up on about it: +corz.org/server/tricks/htaccess2.php+