In my experience you have 2 types in web:

-1- the webdesigner
-2-the web programmer

The first one likes to make a beautiful site in form and shape and knows little about technique
The second one is the guy trying to get PHp/MSQL and stuff like that working and enjoys the fact that his code even holds up in IE6.....I am definite not the last one, if you can't view it using netscape1, then update your browser .

And your brother is a landscape gardener he will get new jobs mostly from mouth to mouth bussines so don't fuss over it