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http://clients.squareeye.com/uploads/brompton/Rules_2008_FINAL.pdf
Crazy thing is that I'm actually pondering entering...
But just to get this (vaguely) back on topic, I'm wondering how many more gear inches I can fit onto a brompton... for a flat course I could go single speed using the standard tensioner but stock is 54/13 and there doesn't seem to be much space to get fewer teeth on the rear, so anybody know a crankset that has something bigger than a 54t?
or does this thread just constitute grounds for immediately revoking my membership ?
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I'm not from the UK so can't comment on specific universities or training programmes. But I have been in IT for some time and have had a lot to do with hiring people in this field along the way.
If you want something immediately useful (eg C# vs Java), a vocational course might be a more efficient use of your time and money. But things move very quickly in the IT industry so your knowledge will become less relevant pretty quickly (probably less than 5 years)
Or you could spend (probably) more time and money doing a (good) university degree which will give you a solid foundation in concepts and theory that will last for the rest of your career.
Either way, you'll finish the course of study with pretty much zero years more practical experience than you have now but demonstrate self-motivation and commitment to your new career. This will get your CV recognised and get you interviews.
But to actually get (good) jobs you'll need to know more than either vocational or university training will bring. So be prepared to spend the rest of your career reading lots (internet, blogs, books etc) so you can
- learning the popular tools/languages of the day (especially if you do a university course)
- learning the underlying concepts and theory (if you did a vocational course)
There's still a huge shortage of good people in the IT industry so come on in - the water's warm!
I agree with an earlier poster - if you are going to for a job now, the popular tools are:
- C# or Java
- (N)Hibernate
- Spring
- AJAX
- some SQL based database server
- Ruby might be handy if you want to look cool with the geeks.
Some good books to read (not all at once, but probably in this order)
1) Code Complete (second edition); Steve McConnell
2) Working With Legacy Code; Michael Feathers
3) Refactoring; Martin Fowler
4) Design Patterns; "The Gang of Four" Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John M. Vlissides
5) Domain Driven Design; Eric Evans - learning the popular tools/languages of the day (especially if you do a university course)
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Ah, whew, I'm me again. You go that way every day?
Yup, but not riding anything a noteworthy as your bike.
That said, I had been pacing a motorcyclist since tower bridge who appreciated the de-badged litespeed I ride. (I pulled in between you and him).
ahh bike love all round :-) and sun was out and there was a tail wind. Heaven really
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I would say this is me - since I have a shiny red bike with a spokecard, black hair and big shades (jeans, white vest) and was at that place this morning...but I don't have a step through Rouke. So it's probably not me, but I didn't see anyone else resembling this description apart from me. About 8.55am? Ah, existential crisis!
Was it this bike?
If so, hello!
Tee hee, that'd be a fail on my bike spotting skills. Yep, that's the baby - identity crisis averted.
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You: Shiny red step-through Rouke, black hair, big sunglasses.
Me: Skidded in beside you at the intersection of Embankment and Northumberland Ave riding a MTB wearing green cords.I clocked the fgss spoke card in your rear wheel too late in the launch procedure to abort and say hi.
But now I can... Hi!
1.teenslain (if his knees/spine are in working order)
8.GrowUp (Mrs says yes )
11.eyebrows