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It's also easier to under pay 20-somethings

LOL, I haven't. Thinking about a dev wearing those on top of noise reducing headphones is a pretty great mental image though. :-)

For me the thing that is really the worst about the open workspace is not the noise--I can put in ear plugs and then noise reducing headphones. The worst is seeing people move around in my peripheral vision, that just makes it impossible to concentrate.

And people here don't think the most elite are already taking PED? cough cough Don't be so naive.

With the release of Java 7 (invokedynamic) the performance of these dynamic languages (like ruby and python) may become much less of a factor (JRuby and Jython). At least that's what the JRuby folks imply: http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2011/jruby-1-6-released-now-w...

Punch Line from Link:

"There’s a very real chance that invokedynamic could improve JRuby performance many times, putting us on par with our statically-typed brothers like Java and Scala. And that means you can write Ruby code without fear. Awesome."

Or you could use Ruby where it continues to make the most sense and use Python where that makes the most sense. After all, the languages are so similar that keeping them both in the tool belt has less mental overhead than say Ruby and Scala.

Anything by Hesse will change how you think! "Demian" is also a must read.

The way you phrase this makes it sound like you have to work harder to burn more fat as you get more fit. This is not true. Say your cardio workout consists of running at N% of your max heart rate for 1 hr, covering a distance D. The more fit you become, the greater distance you will cover running at the same N% of your max heart rate. Since the number of calories you burn is proportional to the distance you run (work done), as you get fitter you will burn more calories without needing to exert additional effort. Cardio is a good way to lose weight, esp in combination w/strength training.