I've actually been needing to replace my Debian-based closet server, and I am probably going to use Ubuntu for the new one. I've been putting it off (for months now), 'cause it'll mean a day of installing, transferring files, etc., etc., and I just don't feel like futzing with it.
So, yeah. Up-to-date H/W with a supported Ubuntu factory install? I'm going to take a very close look.
The high-level languages include "Ada, C, C++, C#, COBOL, ColdFusion, Common Lisp, Delphi, Fortran, Java, Object Pascal, SmallTalk, Visual Basic, and Visual Basic.NET". Cool. I can still use Python and Perl.
Most projects are RAD, and as such, there's no time/room/whatever for DbC.
Don't fool yourselves. Even if the code is supposed to be into production it'll still end up being RAD, no matter what the design gooroos tell you how it should be.
As the famous quote goes: "In every project, it eventually becomes time to shoot the engineers and begin production".
XML is OK for interchange... I don't agree. I think XML is pretty sucky for interchange. JSON or YAML are much better (and more compact) data encodings than XML.
There is no US civilian nor military agency that wants to be the first one to adopt Vista. It's much easier to take a "wait and see" attitude than to actually pull the trigger and have it blow up in their face.
Of course, if they're ALL taking a "wait and see" attitude, then Vista adoption will be rather slow.
After spending years getting our embedded (headless, really) Linux-based platforms into shape for deployment, I'm starting to come under heavy pressure to move to Windows.
Because "everybody else is doing it".
It's what you get when you let non-technical people make technical decisions.
My company has been interested in Google Apps for a while, but we won't touch it until we can buy an Google Apps appliance machine and install it in our own facility.
Many iPod owners have never bought anything from the iTunes Store...
Exactly. iTunes is pretty good jukebox software, and the seamlessness with which iPods integrates with iTunes is unmatched. Period.
I've got approx 80 Gb of music that I'm managing with iTunes, but I haven't bought a single track from ITMS. (FWIW, if you can stand the monthly subscription model, emusic.com is a pretty good service -- DRM free MP3s that you download and keep).
Even if they did have to oust him, what would keep him from consuting with Apple on new products, etc? Even if he couldn't do the keynotes, he'd sure vet whoever did. As a consultant, of course.
Not necessarily. The carriers have all the hardware they need for doing handset location via TDOA methods. Much cheaper than putting a GPS receiver in the handset.
In 25 years time the same class of articles dealing with legacy systems and languages will be written, except they will be about Java instead of COBOL.
If someplace is in a crisis because it has to migrate its critical legacy COBOL application and can't find anyone to do it, well that's just too bad. Chalk another one up to darwin....
s/COBOL/Java/, fast forward 20 years, and the same crises will happen again.
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I've actually been needing to replace my Debian-based closet server, and I am probably going to use Ubuntu for the new one. I've been putting it off (for months now), 'cause it'll mean a day of installing, transferring files, etc., etc., and I just don't feel like futzing with it.
So, yeah. Up-to-date H/W with a supported Ubuntu factory install? I'm going to take a very close look.
You know, that technology that was supposed to revolutionize the display and TV industry.
I'm still waiting!
Why did it have to be a little endian processor?
Segmentors are detrimental. Do not hire.
Most projects are RAD, and as such, there's no time/room/whatever for DbC.
Don't fool yourselves. Even if the code is supposed to be into production it'll still end up being RAD, no matter what the design gooroos tell you how it should be.
As the famous quote goes: "In every project, it eventually becomes time to shoot the engineers and begin production".
Think I'll make that my sig.
Yeah, but does your laptops allow me to make up my very own assembly opcodes?
It's looking like JSON is becoming its own industry standard.
And, of course, JSON and YAML are almost the same thing.
There is no US civilian nor military agency that wants to be the first one to adopt Vista. It's much easier to take a "wait and see" attitude than to actually pull the trigger and have it blow up in their face.
Of course, if they're ALL taking a "wait and see" attitude, then Vista adoption will be rather slow.
After spending years getting our embedded (headless, really) Linux-based platforms into shape for deployment, I'm starting to come under heavy pressure to move to Windows.
Because "everybody else is doing it".
It's what you get when you let non-technical people make technical decisions.
My company has been interested in Google Apps for a while, but we won't touch it until we can buy an Google Apps appliance machine and install it in our own facility.
We're not holding our breath.
Exactly why Joost is destined to become irrelevant.
lame --vbr-new -h --preset standard
Exactly. iTunes is pretty good jukebox software, and the seamlessness with which iPods integrates with iTunes is unmatched. Period.
I've got approx 80 Gb of music that I'm managing with iTunes, but I haven't bought a single track from ITMS. (FWIW, if you can stand the monthly subscription model, emusic.com is a pretty good service -- DRM free MP3s that you download and keep).
I know! We could make the information searchable!
If only we had a powerful, easy to use engine that would make it easy to catalog and search content......
Hmmm, maybe if I Googled I could find something that fit the bill...
... before it released it's own MP3 player.it's == "it is" (always)
its == belonging to
Even if they did have to oust him, what would keep him from consuting with Apple on new products, etc? Even if he couldn't do the keynotes, he'd sure vet whoever did. As a consultant, of course.
Not necessarily. The carriers have all the hardware they need for doing handset location via TDOA methods. Much cheaper than putting a GPS receiver in the handset.
... but has a generator that can keep the auto going up to 640 miles range.640 miles ought to be enough for anybody. No one will need more than 637 miles for a personal vehicle.
In 25 years time the same class of articles dealing with legacy systems and languages will be written, except they will be about Java instead of COBOL.
s/COBOL/Java/, fast forward 20 years, and the same crises will happen again.
Just as a point of reference, the OS platform for some of my company's products is a home grown Debian based distro that weighs in at around 100 MB.
Just curious, can this be done in Java?
If not, why not?