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Funny thing - I started my career in the age of Internet, my first language I leadned was Turbo Pascal, and then I did some simple programs in C++, but my first professional assignment was completely “online”, and my first programming language I got to know was PHP.

Then, after few years of getting to know it better and improving my skills (especially Don’t Repeat Yourself principle) I jumped to PHP5 which featured a “proper” Object Oriented infrastructure and immediately felt there as in paradise - and Martin Fowler’s books came as a revelation.

Then I moved to C# in Asp.Net 1.1 and currently 2.0 - so to be honest, I’m not a “programmer” as such, I only did “some websites and systems in the Internet”.

But the funny thing is - it doesn’t bother me anymore.

It gave me a kick start into the Internet and the world of World Wide Web, I did my first website back in 1998, and by the time I write this I’m quite fluent in the “Internet” thing.

While for the last few years I wanted to go back to learn C++ just to be able to develop some Windows applications - I don’t bother anymore, because most of the interesting stuff in the world now moves to the Internet as a platform.

And besides - do you think anyone needs the 8 types of “char” type in Windows’ API?

But the reason I write this is - sometimes your perceived weakness (like mine - lack of the experience in development of desktop software) may become your greatest strength (complete focus on the Internet/HTTP applications).

A nice gift, isn’t it?

Did you know, that the full version of the Mozilla suite includes a fully-featured Javascript Debugger?

It really comes in handy when diagnosing these stubborn Javascript errors you sometimes encounter - especially in the age of Ajax applications.