@YouAreAPIRate Will probably just add a cloud image on the login screen! Cause when you see a cloud asking for user/pass then you are definitely on the “cloud”!

We use AWS to host the linux VMs hosting the database and the web server... How much more “cloud” can we get?

My home server is a raspberry pi 2. Works like a charm handling my openvpn, git, file and media serving!

If you are going the python way, start with django. It's a bit hard to start with, but it gets easier on the way.

Voodoo programming!

They are and they aren't. My two cents: in a direct comparison of specs vs other laptops, they are usually 2x and 3x more expensive. But from experience, they far exceed the lifespan of other laptops both in structural and in battery. My Asus laptop feels too plastic and you visibly see the wear and tear of time on it. Plus I had to replace its battery 2 times in the last 3 years.

My early 2011 macbook pro on the other hand looks almost brand new after 5 years and with its original battery, it can still give me 5-6 hours of battery runtime.

So my Asus cost me so far €800 + €200 worth of batteries = €1000 for 3 years and it should soon be replaced vs my macbook which cost €1600 for 5 years of usage and still going!

Quite typical nowadays. It's a good thing though. You learn and you can customize the web service to your app needs which you are the one who knows better. There's nothing like trying to debug a misbehaving app for hours only to find out that it was a poorly written web service that was causing the problem all along. And then trying to explain to the other dev why and how to fix it.

Find the online manual and check it. Usually the LEDs on laptops blink or light up if there is a hardware problem that prevents the normal POST. Most usual culprit is the RAM though.

Is the third party Alcatel? Cause thats their typical answer to almost any minor bug!

I feel you! Same thing always happens to me.

Congratz mate! Wish you all the best!