It's interesting how indies are in a unique situation where they're both more and less constrained at the same time. They have less resources, man power, money, etc., but they have more creative freedom and such. I enjoy a lot of indie games for this reason- to a point though. I've played enough 2d platformers and…

You're certainly not wrong. It really would be hard to come up with something that doesn't have any recycled elements to it, maybe close to impossible, but I'm all for trying.

I see what you mean in terms of comparing games to fashion trends. "Retro" graphics are a great example of a visual fad right now.

I see a bit of irony in what you said.

To be honest, for a lot of people it would lose said bonus points for that reason. I can appreciate that there are a lot of people who like the whole 'anime' style, and I enjoyed it when I was younger, but honestly it's too much now.

....? So any page that allows user input or uses frames is insecure?

I get what you're saying, at least to a point.

Not every Gibson is automatically a good guitar. In fact, I don't like most Gibsons, and I absolutely hate the feel of most Fenders.

I don't mean computer science.

I'm not claiming it hasn't improved, and I don't deny there are good parts to each browser, but in my experience, IE has two major flaws that prevent me from ever wanting to use it:

Exactly. I was taught C++ first (in college), and was later able to pick up Javascript in a couple of days. Sure, it takes a while to get used to it, and to pick up some of the more advanced parts of any language, but the basics come easy.

Another good one is the polytune app. I've used both the app version and the pedal it was based on, and I like them both.

Some amps do have built in tuners. Some guitars do have built in tuners. Not many GOOD guitars or amps have tuners in them.

I tend to think the illusion that IE is a good browser comes from the simple fact that those who don't know better just "use the big E". That means that developers have to go out of their way to support how different IE is in order to reach a large part of their intended audience. Perceived performance is not the…

Oddly enough, sometimes IE is a problem not because it doesn't conform to standards, but because it conforms too closely or too literally. Part of a good browser is gracefully handling things that aren't exactly what the standard intended.

Good idea for maybe someone who's learning, but pretty much useless in every other case. 7 string? No good. Drop/weird/alternate tuning? No good. Bass....? No good.

Honestly, I don't think that's a good reason to become a coder. It's certainly a good reason to become more computer literate, maybe more understanding of how computers work, but the development of software is just a small part of that.

There isn't really a "universal" language. Ask yourself what platform you're working with, and what you want to accomplish, then go from there.