The author should have researched his "piece" before he had it "published." After reading the article, I found a lot of overview with nothing to say. What? MySQL has both an open source and commerical license? What are the differences? Well, maybe it's on page 2.
In the UK, users of dialup services are charged on a per minute basis, even for local calls (such as those to an ISP). Clearly, it's flat rate pricing that was the big selling point. Consequently, the study's conclusions are of little relevance to the US market.
That's true, but consider that advertisers run click through ads that do not generate click throughs well. Otherwise they would have to pay for them. They use click throughs for branding (as CPM) and CPM ads for click throughs or CPA's. It's a game and it's being exploited. The winners are the advertisers and the losers are the publishers. Not that the publisher's content is worth much...
LA Times posted a study last year that showed that the average US programmer only coded for 51 days a year. 51 days!! One fifth of your working year spent writing new code. The rest of the time? DOING REWORK.
As one of my friends always says, "It doesn't matter if I'm writing code or re-writing code, I get paid exactly the same."
Typosquatting is a great way to generate leads if it is targeted. Typo squatting one of your closest competitors is a great way to generate traffic. If the traffic is not targeted, then it's more trouble than it's worth. Besides, if they weren't smart enough to register the misspelled name, then it's their loss. This ruling will surely be overturned.
Maybe they could license the technology to some internet startup for transmitting full motion video in real time. I mean, think about it. You could raise $100 million in an initial round, or $200 million in an IPO. Then you'd be able to offer shares to all the open source developers in a "Friends of the Company" offering.
When things go bad, cuz they always do in the world of internet startups, with all those so called analysts and their crazy buzzwords like "profit" and "realistic business model"-- You get bought out my Micro$oft and they could use the technology in the next generation of DriveSpace!
I have a CSE (actually it's accredited as a CE degree) from UF also. I bill out about $125 an hour as a C++ OO architect. I find most of the compsci majors do not take seriously the notion of software as engineering.
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I prefer the computer engineering degree. You have no business practicing software engineering with a liberal arts (CS) or business (MIS) degree. Sure, program all you want, but don't think of calling what you do "software engineering." If you don't believe me, believe the ACM, or read Steve McConnell's "After the Gold Rush."
Obviously Microsoft did not invent a particular software process to solve this. Anyone with a knowledge of design patterns would immediately recognize this as the GOF pattern, Flyweight. Larry
A little off the mark. Java is a language and development system that has it's own unique place. Microsoft does not make an ADA95 compiler. ADA95 is useful also. Microsoft has decided that Java is no longer a forward looking language, and they were as caught up in the hype as everyone else was. Oh, and BTW, I'm a C++ zealot:)
I'll keep it short. This guy says that bad programming practices are defined as 'Industrial' and all good practices he attributes as standard 'Hacker' practices.
This is a joke, right?
I suppose that he never read Rapid Development? A Microserf wrote that one. How about the Patterns/Anti-Patterns movement? Are these guys hackers? C++ was written by Bell Labs, idiot. And designed by a commitee. Read 'Design and Evolution of C++'
Bad practices happen in Industrial software when a well meaning, uneducated manager tries to develop a product using undisciplined/untrained/inexperienced hackers.
Keep on searching for the 16 year old proto-genius that is a repository of all experience, knowledge and ability simply because he was born that way. That's what all hackers think they are, right? Arrogance is healthy when you can back it up. You suck, hackers suck, and as software becomes more complex, your whiny little communist ideals will spin through your head as you are waiting on line for your welfare cheese.
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If that post was off topic, the moderator obviously has never read any of DB's columnns. *sigh*
Do you think "News for Nerds" would make a good name for a rock band?
The author should have researched his "piece" before he had it "published." After reading the article, I found a lot of overview with nothing to say. What? MySQL has both an open source and commerical license? What are the differences? Well, maybe it's on page 2.
In the UK, users of dialup services are charged on a per minute basis, even for local calls (such as those to an ISP). Clearly, it's flat rate pricing that was the big selling point. Consequently, the study's conclusions are of little relevance to the US market.
That's true, but consider that advertisers run click through ads that do not generate click throughs well. Otherwise they would have to pay for them. They use click throughs for branding (as CPM) and CPM ads for click throughs or CPA's. It's a game and it's being exploited. The winners are the advertisers and the losers are the publishers. Not that the publisher's content is worth much...
LA Times posted a study last year that showed that the average US programmer only coded for 51 days a year. 51 days!! One fifth of your working year spent writing new code. The rest of the time? DOING REWORK.
As one of my friends always says, "It doesn't matter if I'm writing code or re-writing code, I get paid exactly the same."
Typosquatting is a great way to generate leads if it is targeted. Typo squatting one of your closest competitors is a great way to generate traffic. If the traffic is not targeted, then it's more trouble than it's worth. Besides, if they weren't smart enough to register the misspelled name, then it's their loss. This ruling will surely be overturned.
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This is not a troll, if you don't understand it, you didn't get it.
Maybe they could license the technology to some internet startup for transmitting full motion video in real time. I mean, think about it. You could raise $100 million in an initial round, or $200 million in an IPO. Then you'd be able to offer shares to all the open source developers in a "Friends of the Company" offering.
When things go bad, cuz they always do in the world of internet startups, with all those so called analysts and their crazy buzzwords like "profit" and "realistic business model"-- You get bought out my Micro$oft and they could use the technology in the next generation of DriveSpace!
I would not go to a site with 5 second interruption based ads if it was in order to print money on my laser printer.
Yeah, It's funny that I stopped using RealPlayer and use Micro$oft Media Player instead because it's less intrusive.
I have a CSE (actually it's accredited as a CE degree) from UF also. I bill out about $125 an hour as a C++ OO architect. I find most of the compsci majors do not take seriously the notion of software as engineering.
I prefer the computer engineering degree. You have no business practicing software engineering with a liberal arts (CS) or business (MIS) degree. Sure, program all you want, but don't think of calling what you do "software engineering." If you don't believe me, believe the ACM, or read Steve McConnell's "After the Gold Rush."
Obviously Microsoft did not invent a particular software process to solve this. Anyone with a knowledge of design patterns would immediately recognize this as the GOF pattern, Flyweight. Larry
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I think I'm ready to start one of the naming companies myself!
A little off the mark. Java is a language and development system that has it's own unique place. Microsoft does not make an ADA95 compiler. ADA95 is useful also. Microsoft has decided that Java is no longer a forward looking language, and they were as caught up in the hype as everyone else was. Oh, and BTW, I'm a C++ zealot :)
The criticism was, however, accurate.
I'll keep it short. This guy says that bad programming practices are defined as 'Industrial' and all good practices he attributes as standard 'Hacker' practices.
This is a joke, right?
I suppose that he never read Rapid Development? A Microserf wrote that one. How about the Patterns/Anti-Patterns movement? Are these guys hackers? C++ was written by Bell Labs, idiot. And designed by a commitee. Read 'Design and Evolution of C++'
Bad practices happen in Industrial software when a well meaning, uneducated manager tries to develop a product using undisciplined/untrained/inexperienced hackers.
Keep on searching for the 16 year old proto-genius that is a repository of all experience, knowledge and ability simply because he was born that way. That's what all hackers think they are, right? Arrogance is healthy when you can back it up. You suck, hackers suck, and as software becomes more complex, your whiny little communist ideals will spin through your head as you are waiting on line for your welfare cheese.