Hello again folks! I am walking in a march of dimes walk coming up in a month and I wanted to post this to see if anyone wanted to sponsor my walk. It’s all part of my change of lifestyle, I have started doing charity work in my spare time. Oh and by the way, my workouts are just as grueling and my pants are getting loose. Anyway, I will post more in depth about that later, for now if anyone wants to help I appreciate it.
I was working out this morning and I had an idea that would be interesting to watch. What if there was an Ultimate Programming Showdown? They have a hacking contest at security conferences, we developers should have a programming contest. I would go to see that, especially if you add in beer and cheerleaders.
Let’s think about what would happen at this event. We could take all of the best developers in a given language and put them down in front of neutral machines, much like a gaming contest. Then each person would be given a small app to build within a given time frame. Of course there will have to be some ground rules to keep the .NET and PHP folks from being cute and here are some I have been mulling over.
First, there can’t be any pre-built modules or classes, everything needs to be built from scratch. That means database connections, DAO objects, etc. The idea is to see which language would be the best and fastest to develop a project. Now we all know how this will end up, but I think it would definitely help the lemmings of the world see the power in each language.
I was also thinking that there would be a bracket system and rounds. I imagine the under the table betting on that would be spectacular. But besides that, it would be fun to watch and trash talk!
I am guessing that ColdFusion is going to smoke the competition in this type of competition, but I think it would be fun to watch. Here are the people I think would be top seeded:
I know I am missing some folks but those are the people at the top of my mind. Who else thinks this would be cool to see?
Another week is over and I just finished up my free day. I don’t think I have lost any weight, but my clothes are starting to fit better. I am also getting the old college strength back. I was playing with my daughters today and I was able to toss my eldest up in the air way higher to her delight. At any rate, this system works pretty well, even though I am not using their products.
If anyone tries to use the program, I advise staying on the plan for at least 3 weeks. It will suck really bad for that amount of time and then the annoyance goes away. I used to get really hungry and I would get crabby, but now I am feeling better and my appetite is changed. I hope some of you out there try it. The beauty is that it works even without the products and whatnot.
I have decided to start the Body For Life program after many months of waffling. I figured I would be blog about it so others who want to lose some weight might be inspired. I have taken my before pictures, but I haven’t downloaded them yet, but I will shortly. I have been on the plan for about two week now and I have lost about 10 pounds so far, pretty cool huh?
The Body For Life program is a 12 week program with an emphasis on diet and intense workouts. I work out 6 days a week, trading off weights and cardio on each day. I of course hate cardio, but it’s a means to an end so I do it. The idea behind the system is that you will eventually have the eating and workout habit down by the time your body goes through the initial transformation. From then on you keep living that lifestyle and by default you stay healthy.
This is how the workouts go:
Monday: Upper Body workout (46 min max)
Tuesday: Cardio (20 min max)
Wednesday: Lower Body workout (46 min max)
Thursday: Cardio (20 min max)
Friday: Upper Body workout (46 min max)
Saturday: Cardio (20 min max)
Sunday: Free Day (Eat whatever you want)
The free day seems like it’s pretty cool, but let me tell you it isn’t all that great. By the second week you will probably start hating the free day and won’t eat too badly. The first day I was the Tasmanian devil in the kitchen, but the day after I felt like a dirty rag. The diet is pretty simple and there is a cookbook that helps plan out the meals. As with everything, you have to plan in order to work this plan and it’s not for the timid. It’s worth it though, wish me luck!
I was reading a CNET article and thought that I would post it so others who haven’t seen it can see it. It’s basically and update list of companies and positions that are open. The tech gigs are in all kinds of different languages, but there are some Flex and CF gigs in there. I hope it helps someone. Happy hunting!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pvAQUc696A97In0oEsHb5Qg&chrome=false&gid=0
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