Python: Youtube

But the idea is innovative.

this is one is very trick & doesn't work most of the time

I was applying for a marketing position and I got a response 100% of the times.

I am not suggesting this is the best way to go for a development position. But the principle is the same - you have to stand out.

How about latest buzz websockets?

I learnt web programming, web application development on my own during college days started with PHP, settled with Python and tried ruby.

How did I learn?

I started with PHP first, writing small scripts and spending time IRC and reading official docs. I attended PHP conference which had prominent minds like creator framwework, Drupal Users etc ...

I created Mini ERP for schools as startup and never launched it.

Then I tried Ruby on Rails and cloned a open source project and modified the source code and fixed bugs (never bothered to submit).

Then I tried Django but wasn't impressed, then I tried Flask and I liked it very much and tried Pylons. Now I am settled with Flask and hacking brubeck occasionally.

Sites I have built: 1. www.sachintweets.in 2. www.iplsaga.in 2. www.pylive.codespeaks.in(currently down)

Web Apps: 1. Gummi - multi user chat room with Flask + Redis 2. Blaze - Static file generator

Source code: https://github.com/kracekumar

Takeaway 1. Choose a language and start researching on available web frameworks 2. Attend Conferences. 3. Follow hackers in twitters 4. Subscribe to subreddit 5. Join Mailing list. 6. Use Github and bitbucket.

By creating stuffs which interests you, will answer the question.

Completely agreed, standard doc is goto reference, they miss variety of examples and use cases.

Yes correct, here is the updated link. http://www.meetup.com/stackoverflow/

www.pylive.codespeaks.in uses pypy for sandboxing.

Why not shift your company ?

In spite of my dislike for Java, I've found a good one (company, that is) and I know how rare they are. If I can stay where I am, I'd rather. But if I'm full-time Java 6 months from now, yes, that is what will happen.