Back in the day it was Spectrum Cmd64 BBC Micro Atari St Amiga. The dream of write once deploy many. Today the software barriers are artificial to capture market share for hardware.
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Back in the day it was Spectrum Cmd64 BBC Micro Atari St Amiga. The dream of write once deploy many. Today the software barriers are artificial to capture market share for hardware.
LOL! - I was being flippant
My real experience is that macs are used moreso by front-end developers and designers, because somehow a text-editor and photoshop are better on a mac... go figure on that one.
As for writing software for the mac (and cross-platform) - MS Visual Studio 2015 allows you to do this now, on a PC. Still a good idea to compile on a Mac for certain things though.
The new version of asp.net (asp.net core) runs natively on mac & linux. SQL Server is coming to linux next year - M$ are going open-source and cross-platform - it's a whole new world!
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LOL! - I was being flippant
My real experience is that macs are used moreso by front-end developers and designers, because somehow a text-editor and photoshop are better on a mac... go figure on that one.
As for writing software for the mac - MS Visual Studio 2015 allows you to do this now, on a PC. Still a good idea to compile on a Mac for certain things though.
Also when you see someone use a computer on TV its a Mac.
However when it come to Elite PCs take take you to the Horizon
![[VR] Merkir](https://forums-cdn.zaonce.net/data/avatars/m/141/141091.jpg?1553527154){kind=avatar}
Well they do come with 5k displays
We had a new starter, fresh out of university, leave our company after 6 weeks because we wouldn't buy him a mac to edit HTML & CSS. [wacko]
Ever thought about employing yourself? You've got the chance now to do something completely different. Absolutely nothingg to loose. Stop thinking in that I'm a software developer box. Yyou can do whatever you want now. You just need to go for it. I was a consultant left that job and started my own company in a totally different field which I absolutely had no knowlwdge about before. 100% risk. 6 years later now, the company has 20 employees.
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Start a business together guys. ED forum is a great network with like minded people.
Maybe code some addon to Elite and sell for £xx to ED community.
Maybe code some addon to Elite and sell for £xx to ED community.
What type of area is your company involved in? Any Vacancies? Thanks for the suggestion.
If you're intersted in game development, I suggested learning Unity. Works for phone / tablet games just as well as PC stuff.
Frontier is probably hiring...
I already 'work' for Frontier as a Beta tester for free
I did a degree in Astronomy so I always make a note of the accuracy of the galaxy
Hopefully the real Galaxy is not under threat from real Thargoids It would be cool to go to an interview to find that they also Play Elite rather than ask me about my Golf Handicap..
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We are actively seeking a Software Developer experienced in Microsoft .Net technologies and the Agile methodology, ideally with previous financial services experience.
We are looking for developers with rounded development skills who are able to apply their expertise across all areas of analysis, design, development and implementation.
Key functions of this role include:
• Duties including data design, coding, unit test, technical design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Interpret and help define business requirements / technical specifications to design, develop, test, and deliver developments to agreed timescales, the resultant software being architecturally sound and scalable.
• Estimate time and effort for development tasks and liaise with Project Managers to incorporate estimates into project plans and provide timely updates of project progress.
• Take ownership of allocation and delivery of tasks and support calls, communicate effectively, and in a timely fashion with clients and other members of staff.
• Perform ongoing system development and maintenance, recommending enhancements to improve quality of products and procedures.
• Generate technical documentation.
• Investigate new technologies.
Great! I have my fingers crossed for you.
i'm very surprised you can't land another job as a sw dev, they are in high demand almost everywhere. maybe not a dream job, but something viable should show up pretty quickly. age shouldn't be a problem either. maybe it's your location? time to move, then, but i've seen several colleagues move to the uk or ireland for a job, there must be something. and remoting is becoming very frequent. if your skillset is outdated don't worry, your experience is still valuable, just pick any tool in demand and recycle a bit. java, python, js, c ... anything will do, they can't have enough of it.
or are you fed up with development altogether?
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I changed jobs in August after 12 years with the same employer. My previous experience got me the job, and I've had 4 weeks of training with another week to go. I get the impression my new employer is a much better "fit" for me.
I'm 43 , and proof that you're still employable after 40.
All you need is your previous experience, a positive outlook and good social skills be able to talk to people. Academic qualifications become less important than relevant experience as you progress through your career path.
I'm 43 , and proof that you're still employable after 40.
All you need is your previous experience, a positive outlook and good social skills be able to talk to people. Academic qualifications become less important than relevant experience as you progress through your career path.
I live in London so everybody wants to move here.