7thPosition

© 2008 Adam E. Moreira (CC-BY-SA)Mary and I are starting to think about moving out of our apartment and buying a house. Obviously this is a huge decision with many things to consider, so to narrow down our choices I wanted to compare potential towns on how it would affect my commute. Like many people in New Jersey, I take NJ Transit to and from Manhattan for work.

How long does it really take to get from each of New Jersey's suburban towns into the city? I searched the internets, but surprisingly didn't really find what I was looking for in one easy location. There are online schedules, but without crunching the numbers and comparing a bunch of different trains, you don't get a real sense of the travel times involved. So I decided to put together a spreadsheet to do just that..

Thanks to Michael Eaton for starting this meme. It’s been spreading all over the net, and I’ve really enjoyed hearing other people’s stories!

How old were you when you first started programming?

My family got a Commodore 64 computer when I was about 7 years old, and I remember being fascinated by it. I think anyone who ever had one of those computers started off with the simple BASIC programs like:
10 PRINT "BRYAN IS COOL"
20 GOTO 10