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OpenOffice.org 2.4 Released
ahziem writes "The multiplatform, multilingual office suite OpenOffice.org has announced the release of version 2.4. New features include 5 PDF export enhancements, text to columns in Calc, rectangular selection in Writer, bug fixes, performance improvements, improvements supporting the growing library of extensions such as 3D OpenGL transitions in Impress, and much more. Downloads are available either direct or P2P. In September, OpenOffice.org 3.0 will add PDF import, Microsoft Office 2007 file format support, and ODF 1.2."
I am with Bjarne on this one.
..What would the world be like without Google?... Only C++ can allow you to create applications as powerful as MapReduce which allows them to create fast searches.
Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of the C++ programming language, claims that C++ is experiencing a revival and
that there is a backlash against newer programming languages such as Java and C#. "C++ is bigger than ever.
There are more than three million C++ programmers. Everywhere I look there has been an uprising
- more and more projects are using C++. A lot of teaching was going to Java, but more are teaching C++ again.
There has been a backlash.", said Stroustrup.
He continues..
I totally agree. If Java ( or Pyhton etc. for that matter ) were fast enough why did Google choose C++ to build their insanely fast search engine. MapReduce rocks.. No Java solution can even come close.
I rest my case.
Eclipse is free, VS2008 is expensive. I can tell you first hand that the former is much easier to use, yet more powerful.
Air is free, pure nitrogen is more expensive.
Do sarcastometers use a logarithmic or linear scale? If logarithmic, at 8.6 your post should have left me whimpering and gently twitching in a corner wishing for the good old days before "it" happened.
Eclipse is free, VS2008 is expensive. I can tell you first hand that the former is much easier to use, yet more powerful.
Oh god, did I LOL.
"You can either have software quality or you can have pointer arithmetic, but you cannot have both at the same time."
LOL all you want but Eclipse IS the only IDE of choice if you work on any embedded device. VS2008 doesn't even come close.
Done years of embedded dev. Never liked eclipse. Any particular benefits I may have missed?
Well for starter, it has multiple debugging session support in a single window. Multiple toolset support. Multiple transport support. For instance look at a particular IDE for embedded debvices based on eclipse architecture. Nucleus Edge http://www.mentor.com/products/embedded_software/development_tools/ide/index.cfm (and btw I'm talking low level OS development, not high level java or C++ which essentially is simlar to desktop development)
I still don't really see the point, I guess. Doesn't seem to be anything that can't be accomplished more quickly with screen and the traditional tools. Am I missing something?
Both. The OpenSarcasm-Dry fork uses logarithmic after v.98, while the vanilla uses linear to maintain computability with Apple's iWitty and Microsoft's SarcastXP/2008 formats.
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No. I could never find an IDE that satisfied me. I then found that I do better with emacs (and now micro emacs). I'm just quicker with it (and the split screen is nice!). Also I find the intellisense (sp?) distracting. However, I know people who like Eclipse. So, it really depends on your preference.
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
Yes. The comment was specifically about IDEs, and how Eclipse is the best among them for embedded device work (particularly when compared to Visual Studio). Your disdain for all IDEs does not affect Eclipse's relative standing among IDEs.